[Drova]

Hey, am replacing my timing belt I've followed the
Correct process tensioning the belt, tensioner bolt
finger tight, 2x cranks to get correct tension, tighten
Tensioner stud followed by the tensioner bolt. BUT
When I crank it over with the starter the belt starts
To walk off the pullys( I've repeated the process 3 times)

Can anyone help, with what might be causing this?
Thanks luke

[royce]

you havent seated one of the pulleys back on square, pull em off and make sure they are square and you also have the big bolt in on the crank pulley

[Drova]

Thanks, blots on the bottom, I'll remove the pulleys
And check now

[Drova]

Am sure that the pulleys are seated well, but still
Belt walks, are timing belts directional because no
Markings on this one?

[royce]

Sombody once told me to always fit them with the writing so it was the right way to read it when standing at the front of the engine

Only other thing I can think of is the belt too tight or tensioner loose so the idler is flexing

How far off the pulley have you let it get?

[Drova]

Yes that's the way I always fit belts, so
The writing goes the same way the motor
Cranks. The tensioners good, I'll fiddle with
The belt tension till I get it right, I've done
Them before on the 1.3
thanks mate

[steak_knife]

Drova wrote:

Am sure that the pulleys are seated well, but still
Belt walks, are timing belts directional because no
Markings on this one?

Walking to the radiator or the eng???

Haven't left a guide of the belt pulley???

[Drova]

It's walking towards the radiator

[shandy92]

i have done mine 3 times and always done it, put the bottom pulley on and that holds it on. was told this by the boys at suzistore. just make sure that the belt is on evenly on top and bottom gears.

[Drova]

Yeah mate i worked that out, but your post is right on
the money problem solved just needed to put the fan
pulley on and fixed, Last time it was on old 1.3, so
didn't care as much put it all on And it worked,
but with the 16valve I was being careful so I was
Checking it with the cover off so I didn't have the
fan pulley on ether

Thanks alot guys

[shandy92]

yeah no worries mate, i was in the same place last time i did it. kept on adjusting the belt to try and make it run/walk straight but couldnt, spend almost an hr failing at it. rang suzistore and done. how long did it take you to do? did you do the water pump at the same time?

[Drova]

I only took me about 2hours but
The problem doubled that lol
That was coz I gave up for an hour
Had some beer and think, and bingo
I worked it out. Yeah also I did the
Waterpump, cam & crank seals

[shandy92]

oh gee thats pretty good lol. i did my timing belt in 4. another time i did my water pump in 4 again but then had to pull it all off due to not removing all of the old gasket and not sealing. ended up taking 11hrs lol.

oh do you have a mate called mitch McG...... , has a GQ ute on 33 KM2's?

[Drova]

I think a sierra might have a bit more
Room to work, how l long does it take
To get vitara radiator out? I can do it in
The sierra in about 5mins now. Lol I've
Had it out so many times. I might, I know
Of guy with a white GQ ute but he's friend
of a friend whys that?

[shandy92]

oh doesnt take long, prob 15mins max if you have done it b4.

oh ok, thought i saw ur drover on his facebook page once, maybe not. sorry for chatting in the tech section.

[Drova]

Was it out at skeet road?

[shandy92]

wheres that? not sure where but i thought it was out at mundaring. could be wrong tho. just tried to find pics but failed.