timming belt install quetions

dirtyhandssubaru555 · Post by **dirtyhandssubaru555** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:47 am

i can't figure out how to get the idlers pullies on. i don't seem to have enough slack in the belt to get it on the pullies. so whats the trick or what am i doing wrong?

IronMonkeyL255 · Post by **IronMonkeyL255** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:32 am

I had all the pullies on except the tensioner pulley. I had the tensioner depressed and pinned, and the belt on and being held in place with clamps. Then I attached the tensioner pulley and removed the pin from the tensioner itself.

I tried it with all the pullies on, but couldn't do it, even with the tensioner pinned and the tensioner pulley free to move.

gto7419 · Post by **gto7419** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:32 pm

I did this with dohc heads, but I had all the pulleys on with the belt sitting on the cams. If you put the belt over all the pulleys except the lower left one, it seems to be able to pop right on.

dirtyhandssubaru555 · Post by **dirtyhandssubaru555** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:01 pm

i have the tensionser depressed and pined. i will try removing the tensioner pulley. sorry for the newb question. thanks for the help

IronMonkeyL255 · Post by **IronMonkeyL255** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:23 am

gto7419 wrote:I did this with dohc heads, but I had all the pulleys on with the belt sitting on the cams. If you put the belt over all the pulleys except the lower left one, it seems to be able to pop right on.

Nice to know for when I go DOHC.....

I just had to do this last week on my brother's '94 wagon.

greg donovan · Post by **greg donovan** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 4:57 am

there is one grear/pulley/whatever that has a cone shaped front.

that is the LAST pulley you should try to put the belt on. fit it on all the others first and then slide it onto that one.

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timming belt install quetions

timming belt install quetions