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sa155ae · 08-05-2008

Originally Posted by symonh2000

You have slackened the 4 bolts holding the inlet cam sprocket to the variator, and the nut in the middle of the exhaust cam sprocket havent you?

This will allow the sprockets to move in relation to the cams. You can the line the mark up at the bottom (On the auxillary belt pulley), tension the belt then tighten them back up.

You will need to fit the lower part of the cam cover to do this.

Then turn it over twice by hand with the cam locks off, line up the bottom mark again and make sure the blocks will fit back on.

If so thats the job done.

Ye I slackend all that you mentioned, and sprockets can move freely.

But what the heck is my line doing over the other end (on exhaust spocket) so I guess the lines on the belt dont matter if they dont line up then!

I will put bottom cover on and pulley to see if they line up now.

08-05-2008	#11 (Post Link)
sa155ae AO Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ponty Posts: 718 Member car: alfa 156 2.0 TS	Re: Cam lock tool help. Originally Posted by symonh2000 You have slackened the 4 bolts holding the inlet cam sprocket to the variator, and the nut in the middle of the exhaust cam sprocket havent you? This will allow the sprockets to move in relation to the cams. You can the line the mark up at the bottom (On the auxillary belt pulley), tension the belt then tighten them back up. You will need to fit the lower part of the cam cover to do this. Then turn it over twice by hand with the cam locks off, line up the bottom mark again and make sure the blocks will fit back on. If so thats the job done. Ye I slackend all that you mentioned, and sprockets can move freely. But what the heck is my line doing over the other end (on exhaust spocket) so I guess the lines on the belt dont matter if they dont line up then! I will put bottom cover on and pulley to see if they line up now.