New cam belt info

[venomboy]

for those of you struggling with the special tool cam belt issue like me here is some interesting info from the team3s 3000gt boys who use the same special tool:
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 19:27:53 -0400
From: "Jerry B." <scorpman@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: Team3S: 60k tools

Ok, I am confussed now,, Why is this seeming so hard,, I have had my timming
belt off 4 times in the last 2 months becasue of bending a rod, then
throwing a cam gear becasue i forgot to torque it. and when I put the belt
back on,, This is my process. lined up the timming marks on one head, both
cam gears,, put the belt on them and used ZIP ties to hold the belt steady
and the gears together so that they do not spin. then I do the second head
same way. using alot of ZIP ties to ensure the belt does not move and the
gears stay lined up. then on the bottom i route the belt as needed. i took
out the tensoner ram and forced it back in with a vice moving very slowely
as not to blow out the ram and using a really small alen wrench to hold the
ram closed, When it comes down the the pully, it will swivel on an oval
shape. I used a pry bar to hold it back towards the hydralic ram and used 2
allen wrenches to hold the pulley in posistion while tighting the bolt. I am
giving this information to those that do not have the tool or the patience
to find one,, Me I am guilty of the second one. when I am done and pull the
pin in the hydralic ram.. i make sure I can reisert it and that tells me the
pulley is adjusted correctly. then I cut all ZIP ties and was good to go..
If any have comments on this i am open to all critisism.

Jerry.
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "glenn amy" <glenn_amy@yahoo.com>
To: "Alex Pedenko" <apedenko@earthlink.net>; "'Jim Elferdink'"
<macintosh@sunra.com>; "'Team3S'" <team3s@team3s.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 7:12 PM
Subject: RE: Team3S: 60k tools


> I've had no luck with miller either. If anyone gets
> their part number/price please post.
>
> here is a page that shows how to make a tool if you
> have access to a welder:
>
> http://members.aol.com/johnmonnin/12SpecialTools1.html
>
> I've also heard of people welding pins onto a big
> honkin pair of channel lock pliers. Has anyone here
> done that?
>
> Glenn
> '93 VR-4 w/60k parts on order

*** Info: http://www.Team3S.com/Rules.htm ***

still not sure whether to get one or not.
VB

[Kieran]

GET ONE!!! /pan /pan /pan


I say this because we have tried to fabricate our own 'special' tool. It just won't work and do you REALLY want to take the chance when you're talking about your cambelt and possibly a wrecked engine if it jumps some teeth?

I shall PM the part number of the tool and where to get it from. :thumbsup:

[Nick Mann]

The chap doesn't have a very good command of the english language. Call me prejudiced, but that makes me suspicious of his advice! I can follow the logic of most of it and he could have a genuine reason for being crap at writting(!) but I would go with Kieran. Buy the tool! You are still saving lots of money over paying someone else!

[Kieran]

The other point is that by using allen keys, you won't be able to pre-load the tensioner correctly before you tighten it - That's what I found last week. Also, as soon as you try to tighten the tensioner up, the clockwise motion of the nut will back the tensioner off again!

[venomboy]

Thanks for the input folks, Given the not extortionate price I think I will go the special tool route and get my garage to do it.
VB