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driving down road, motor dies. This happened friday 12/10/10 in simpsonville, ky. motor turns over but will not start. diagnosed as bad timing belt. how do i replace the timing belt?
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If the timing belt is broken or slipped a tooth the engine will not sound right when turning over. The procedure for replacing the timing belt is quite complicated, so unless you have experience in this area, I would recommend that a qualified technician perform the repair. REMOVAL 1.Raise vehicle on hoist. Remove right front wheel. 2.Remove right inner splash shield. 3.Remove accessory drive belts. 4.Remove crankshaft damper bolt, and remove damper. 5.Remove lower timing belt cover fasteners and remove cover Timing Belt Covers 6.Lower vehicle and remove upper timing belt cover fasteners and remove cover. 7.Remove right engine mount and support bracket. CAUTION: When aligning crankshaft and camshaft timing marks always rotate engine from crankshaft. Camshaft should not be rotated after timing belt is removed. Damage to valve components may occur. Always align timing marks before removing timing belt. 8.Align crankshaft and camshafts timing marks Crankshaft and Camshaft Timing to TDC. 9.Install 6 mm Allen wrench into belt tensioner. Before rotating the tensioner insert the long end of a 1/8" or 3 mm Allen wrench into the pin hole on the front of the tensioner Locking Timing Belt Tensioner While rotating the tensioner counterclockwise push in lightly on the 1/8" or 3 mm Allen wrench, until it slides into the locking hole. 10.Remove timing belt CAUTION: If timing belt was damaged due to incorrect tracking (alignment), the belt tensioner assembly must be replaced. INSTALLATION 1.Set crankshaft sprocket to TDC by aligning the sprocket with the arrow on the oil pump housing. 2.Set camshafts timing marks so that the exhaust camshaft sprocket is a 1/2 notch below the intake camshaft sprocket Camshaft Sprocket Alignment CAUTION: Ensure that the arrows on both camshaft sprockets are facing up 3.Install timing belt. Starting at the crankshaft, go around the water pump sprocket, idler pulley, camshaft sprockets and then around the tensioner 4.Move the exhaust camshaft sprocket counterclockwise NOTE: A new tensioner is held in the wound position by a pull pin. 5.Remove the pull pin or Allen wrench from the belt tensioner. 6.Rotate crankshaft 2 revolutions and check the alignment of the timing marks Crankshaft and Camshaft Timing 7.Install right engine mount and support bracket. Refer to Removal and Installation procedure in this section. 8.Install upper timing belt cover bolts 4.5 N·m (40 in. lbs.) 9.Install the lower timing belt cover bolts 4.5 N·m (40 in. lbs.) 10.Install crankshaft damper. 11.Install accessory drive belts. 12.Install right inner splash shield. 13.Install right front wheel