Cole

Exactly how to put on and tension a timing belt today?

I'm in S.E Aurora and would love to finish getting the 951 running today.

Need to get the new belts on and tensioned. (And don lt have the tools)

Will be out working on it.


Cole
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RedRose

I have zero idea how to do it, but I'm in Colorado Springs for the AFA graduation, brother and his fiancee are gradumatatin'! Kinda want to drive a P-car, I miss mine already

VOoDOoGTX

get the diagram from the work shop manual. they have a really nice one.

Cole

That still wont help me with the tool and tension TODAY. ;-)

VOoDOoGTX

what year is your car?

Cole

1986 951.

I've only had it a few weeks. Just put a new valve in the head, lifters and bought a timing belt kit.

I have most everything back together, just want to get it tensioned correctly and don't have the tools....yet.

MooreBoost

i can help next weekend. im in cos

Cole

I could probably do that.

Do you have the tensioning tools?

I have the belt on. Just need to set it, then do the balancer belt too. The rest I can do myself.

Mighty Shilling

I have the tensioning tools, I just don't know my schedule for next weekend. if it can wait until then, I'm game.

Cole

I can wait. Would love to meet some of you local guys, see your cars and get a bit of help.

Tom R.

i can probably get a few hours to stop by and watch.

V2Rocket

its easy to do without tools. tighten it to what you think is tight enough, and then adjust tension so that with your thumb and forefinger you can twist the belt about 90 degrees but no more, and then maybe just a little bit tighter than that.

3 years and probably getting on 25000 miles with a belt like that

blown 944

That's the way I do it (right at 90), and we checked the tension with Geoff's tools the last time and all is good.

Cole

Where are you twisting the belt? At the top side? Seems like the loosest part.

V2Rocket

the longest straight span of belt between the cam gear and the crank, near the waterpump..