Hi, last weekend i was changing the timing belt on my 98 1.8 Freelander with automatic adjuster pully, and i came up against a problem. Basically every time i adjusted the adjuster pully with the spring pointing to the marker, as i tightened the nut, the pointer would move. So i repeated and in the end had to have the pointer just befor the mark in order to get it spot on. Is this normal, or do i have a faulty adjuster? ( It was a new item). I'm just worried that my timing belt tension is incorrectly tensioned.
Northern Irelander
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If its the pointer type with spring then it will be the manual tensioner.
The tensioner is on a cam, so as to prevent over tightening (so they say anyway).
Have you kept the allen key in place whilst tigthening the bolt to 65Nm?
The arm tends to move a bit when the belt is in motion, just due to tension variation depending on cam lobe positions.
Rotate the pulley by hand using a 22mm wrench when you have completed the belt tensioner, you'll see the arm move slightly.
The tensioner is on a cam, so as to prevent over tightening (so they say anyway).
Have you kept the allen key in place whilst tigthening the bolt to 65Nm?
The arm tends to move a bit when the belt is in motion, just due to tension variation depending on cam lobe positions.
Rotate the pulley by hand using a 22mm wrench when you have completed the belt tensioner, you'll see the arm move slightly.
