Tools for the belt job

[Devlin]

I seem to be getting a lot of disimilar info when trying to find the right engine locking and pulley pulling tool for a 1996/7 discovery 1 on some sites they refer to a chain some even show pic of a belt, but call it a chain, others make a differance between 200 and 300 I have looked at one with the pins & crank pulley locking bar and a puller but has no camshaft pin,can some one put me right,
Dev

 

[ratty]

I seem to be getting a lot of disimilar info when trying to find the right engine locking and pulley pulling tool for a 1996/7 discovery 1 on some sites they refer to a chain some even show pic of a belt, but call it a chain, others make a differance between 200 and 300 I have looked at one with the pins & crank pulley locking bar and a puller but has no camshaft pin,can some one put me right,
Dev

just use a 9.5mm drill bit. I believe you can use a 9mm if you don't have a 9.5mm though.

 

[The Mad Hat Man]

if yu changed yo usercp to show where yu lived, someone might offer to help

 

[ratty]

300TDI timing belt replacement - LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum

 

[Devlin]

I am going to make a front pulley puller any one know the centres for the crank pulley bolts
Dev

 

[The Mad Hat Man]

200 or 300?

 

[thebiglad]

I seem to be getting a lot of disimilar info when trying to find the right engine locking and pulley pulling tool for a 1996/7 discovery 1 on some sites they refer to a chain some even show pic of a belt, but call it a chain, others make a differance between 200 and 300 I have looked at one with the pins & crank pulley locking bar and a puller but has no camshaft pin,can some one put me right,
Dev

Hi Dev, I bought the Difflock.com kit. It has a puller for all the pulleys, various pins to lock the pump and flywheel on TDi 200 and 300.

Downside? £130 - but very good kit and makes the job a safe doddle. Perhaps you could do some for other peeps to get your money back?

 

[The Mad Hat Man]

£130 - jeezuss! I got mine on the bay for about £40........

LAND ROVER DIESEL ENGINE TIMING KIT Brand New | eBay

 

[thebiglad]

That looks good - has it stood up to much work?

 

[The Mad Hat Man]

it has done 2 cam belt changes - one on a 200 and the other on a 300. That aint much work, but all I have needed it for.

 

[thebiglad]

Well that's fair enough, isn't it?

When I bought mine - 6 to 8 yrs ago - the £140 jobby was the only one I could find, however it has done a lot of work, perhaps 30 cambelt changes, without any signs of wear at all.

That reminds me, I need to do the Cambelt on Wendys 110

 

[waldershelf]

£130 - jeezuss! I got mine on the bay for about £40........

LAND ROVER DIESEL ENGINE TIMING KIT Brand New | eBay

I'm going to get one of those kits, better than 'kin about with bits of old drill and harmonic balancer pullers for normal cars. The vendor is only just down the road from me too.

 

[DEFENDER90-DAZ]

Can i ask what the interval for belt changes is??
Is there anyone closeish to me that could give me a hand doing mine??

Cheers
Daz

 

[jyhelle]

in miles that would be 70.000, or after 6 years, whichever comes first

more than happy to lend a hand if you take some vacation in the Bordeaux area :welcome2:

 

[DEFENDER90-DAZ]

Thanks for the info, not sure i'll be venturing as far as france - but thanks for the offer mate. Just been thinking that my disco has done 120,000 miles and i'm not sure when the belt was last done.

Cheers
Daz

 

[jyhelle]

apart from the crankshaft pulley removal, it is not a difficult job, so if the history of the car is unknown I would advise to replace the belt and start from fresh, the price of the belt plus some hours you need to change it is much lower than a broken engine if the belt breaks !
same is true for parts like the thermostat or the P-gasket (that you should change while opening the timing cover), change them before you discover they were over age

 

[DEFENDER90-DAZ]

Have got a new thermostat on its way but what is a "p gasket"??

Cheers
Daz

 

[jamesmartin]

its the gasket on water way behind water pump ,pas pump bracket it can be seen from behind alternator if leaking ,you wont need to touch it to do cam belt

 

[DEFENDER90-DAZ]

Oh ok sounds like it should be done everytime the cambelt gets done then - for access?
Have got a Haynes manual so will have a read up on it.

Thanks for the info

Cheers guys!
Daz

 

[jamesmartin]

totally seperate job from cam belt if its not leaking you may get more problems doing it for the sake of it