Protip for changing your cambelt

Protip for changing your cambelt

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I've had this recommended to me by a mechanic and it's one of those "do at your own idiotic risk" but it's perfectly sane and safe if done correctly.

If you haven't got a cam locking tool what you do is simply cut your old cambelt down the middle essentially slicing it into two equal pieces. rotating the knife along the middle of the belt.

This is assuming you can rotate the cams freely so ungear that sucker first.

Then simply loosen the tensioner, slide your new belt into place using the old one as a guide.

Now comes the careful bit. You then simply cut away from the new belt into the old one and peel it off. The new belt should now be half in place and just needs to be pushed onto the cams fully.

No locking tool required, not panic over whether the cams are out of alignment.

Tighten up the tensioner and you're done.

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Protip for changing your cambelt