Andial951

So my understanding from reading throught this thread is that Juan cant find the right hole.........

95Juan

precicely, roger.




so to get this straight- if i look in the correct hole, and i dont see the OT mark, but when i do line it up, and the cam gear is at somewhere different, when i put the belts on, do i want the cam gear to be where it's at now?

i dont think my timing is off, or else i'd have more problems than i do already.

95Juan

yeah, i was down there, i looked at it as it went through 2 rotations as a friend turned the crank.

then he got under and looked as i rotated twice

neither of us saw a mark.

i'll get under there today with a good flashlight (it's gonna be kinda dark when i finally get home tonight ), to see if i can find anything.

although i'm interested in this pulling the coverto get straight at the flywheel.

any pics?

Kelly Holzhauser

Since mine is already sitting at TDC, here's a picture of where you want to look for the inspection window. It's on top of the bell housing. The first pic shows the general area where you want to look. The second pic has the arrow pointing where you want to look down. The third pic has the inspection window circled. In the pic, you can barely see the "OT" and the line just above it. If you can't (or maybe I can only see it since I know what it looks like!), you still have an idea of where to look for the hole.

944Fest (aka Dan P)

In the square hole will be a visible square notch. MUCH easier to see than the mark up top.

95Juan

OH MY GOD!



in the words of Jim Carrey- "I was WAY off!!!"


ok, i'll get through this somehow.....

now if my box from lindsey racing would hurry up and get here.......

Zero10

In the last pic with the 'Look Here', you see the black metal cover just underneath the notch (engine side)? That is the cover to take off to see about 1/3 off the flywheel. If you cannot find the OT mark any other way, remove this cover, it will give you a good look at the flywheel. You will be able to see all of the pegs go by and (hopefully) the OT mark as well, where you can paint it.

Line up the OT mark on top, this is the most important mark. Then check the cam mark, it should be lined up, or at least within 1/2 of a tooth. Some variance is normal due to stretching of the belt, or where the slack is located in the belt.

95Juan

Muchas Gracias!!



that helps.

i love the crude RL drawings with Ms-Paint scribbles.

Campeck

pssst. join the club...


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95Juan

i was going to post a poll on whether i should leave my belt covers off........

since it's now going to be a weekends/spring/summer car, it's not like i'm going to be fording any rivers...........

KuHL 951

Zero10's advice on taking the lower bellhousing shield off is a good one. That OT mark is nothing more than a fine scratch and very hard to see when rusty. I painted about 1/2" of yellow on either side of the mark and used a hacksaw blade to deepen the mark a bit and filled it with black paint. The bellhousing bottom notch method is accurate also and prevents you from not seeing the TDC mark at top at a right angle, especially on the 951. Unless you are directly over the TDC inspection window you can be skewed enough to get the cam off a tooth or more very easily. By the time the new belt has turned a few times when checking your finished work you'll know if all is still aligned. The balance shaft marks are the ones many mess up the 1st time and often end up with one of them 180 deg. off.

Good luck

Kelly Holzhauser

Yeah, those marks are hard to see. I missed 'em several times as someone rotated the engine while I was looking. While mine is still up on stands, I'm gonna' paint the mark, if it ever stops raining...

87944turbo

This is the mark I use. Hope this pic is helpful.