Timing belt change...

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:26 pm

Nope, definatly locked from the clutch back. but couldn't get enough movement on the torque wrench, kept hitting the chassis.

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:22 pm

The plugs were out so no compression, would this be the differnce?

roadboy · Post by **roadboy** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:30 pm

With two people you can use a big screw driver to stop the flywheel turning. You can access the flywheel through a opening between the block and the offside driveshaft.

I have made a flywheel locking tool that fits in this very spot so I can do the job on my own. The tool that Rover supply to dealers can only be used with the gearbox removed.

It's not a very reliable method jamming it in gear with the handbrake on. There's far too much spring in the transmission.

HTH

Dan@JPS

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:33 pm

I'm wondering if it was the lack of compression that didn't help.

Valves do work well though...

Rich

mac · Post by **mac** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:13 pm

I'd say "Duh"

All that was stopping the car was the handbrake - suprised the whole car didn't move!

Mac

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:15 pm

But you are forgetting the diff, the most that would happen is the raised wheel would rotate...

More luck than judgement though...

Looks like plugs in for the next one then....

Zippy · Post by **Zippy** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:54 pm

Guys, thanks for all the feedback - sorry I've not posted up before now, I've been VV busy.

I'm off to Stelvio in 2 weeks - Friday 1st September. By then my car will be 4 yrs and 6 months old with 44K miles and the original belt and tensioner. The owner manual talks about this being changed at the C service scheduled for 54k miles or 6 years. I guess this is the type of thing that "could" be left until after but is best done before?

Thanks again,
Iain.

Post by **Shug** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:07 pm

Zippy wrote:Guys, thanks for all the feedback - sorry I've not posted up before now, I've been VV busy.

I'm off to Stelvio in 2 weeks - Friday 1st September. By then my car will be 4 yrs and 6 months old with 44K miles and the original belt and tensioner. The owner manual talks about this being changed at the C service scheduled for 54k miles or 6 years. I guess this is the type of thing that "could" be left until after but is best done before?

Thanks again,
Iain.

Iain, that was revised to 4 years a while ago. Do it ASAP mate....

roadboy · Post by **roadboy** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:08 pm

What he said.

ASAP!

Dan@JPS

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:16 pm

Eddie (TSF on here) has just done his, drop him a pm.

ninja · Post by **ninja** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:15 am

roadboy wrote:What he said. ASAP!

Dan@JPS

do it very very soon mate. i got mine done by dan at 4 years old and 33k miles and the belt had already started to rip!!

ninja