brandon19761

Well I finally got my 920x timing belt kit. After reading the vague instructions my head is spinning..... Maybe it will make some sense after I get started? There seems to be many posts about confusion with it...... Is there a sticky somewhere that is easy to follow. The only timing belt I've done was my old Eclipse turbo, but that was around 10 yrs ago. Seems like it was easy.... I'll be using this on my '88 951 btw..... Thanks,.

kinglenario

I think they have a video available.

carlege

Alot of money when a simple twist test or water pump turn test would suffice. the other custom tools are nice though

Techno Duck

What are you confused about on the instructions? I think they are pretty well written and the tool is really very easy to use.

brandon19761

The video makes sense (event though you cant really see much). I'm sure it will come together as I set it up. I guess I have to wait for it to warm up to 67+ degrees... This is just completely different than a Mitsubishi Tbelt job.... No I'm not suprised......

kghaas

the tool is great when you get the hang of it. I have done several belts with the tool and also with the 90deg twist. Tool and twist gives very similar and consistent reading, so there is realy no need for it. But I use it anyway for peace of mind.

ehall

look up 944 turbo water pump on Youtube. Van has a series of vids that will take ALL of the difficulty out of the job. carlege is riught by the way. I can't believe I actually typed that voluntarily......cripes!

brandon19761

Well. hopefully it makes sense when I get putting her all back together. I'm stuck at the "while I'm in here" repair phase. I was just going to replace a few seals and reset things. Now I'm doing ALL front seals, oil pump housing, and lower balance shaft as well..

jmj951

Don't worry too much about understanding exactly how to use it in advance of doing the job. It makes much more sense when you're able to put the gauge on the belt. The only problem I had was with the clarity of the pictures in the instructions and understanding exactly where the arm extension should contact the water pump, so I accessed the color, online version of the instructions and that clarified it for me.

brandon19761

Ok. I'll have to check that out. The video I viewed previously was pretty blurred.
Thanks.

zerMATT951

It's a little tough to see the marks at the angles you have to use it, but it's really pretty simple to use. I like the "twist" method, but I think this tool adds some consistency to my usual tendency to over-tighten things.

ehall

Van's T-belt and water pump vids.




http://youtu.be/nqc0mm-7ukY

http://youtu.be/K8T1SPook_k

http://youtu.be/UvzZ2objumY

brandon19761

Can we really follow this method of belt tensioning? Seems too easy.

ehall

I did. Workin just fine. Van has a known good working tensioner. If your tensioner is working properly, it will work fine. The hard part is actually getting the balance belt loose enough. If it's too tight it will whine, and "loose enough seems too loose. The T-belt is tight. I've had no issues, whatsoever this way. Think of it this way. Do it the way Van did, THEN figure out how to make the 920X tool work properly. If the belt is pretty close, the readings should make more sense to you.

brandon19761

I Tensioned my belts last night via the 920x. It's easy once you use it. Just wish I hadn't spent the $$ on it now if I didn't need to is all . I guess it can give some peace of mind though....