Hi All,
I’ve changed the cam belt, seals and water pump on the 306 and it is fitted with a manual tensioner. Strangely it also has the later single piece cam pulleys that according to Haynes go with a hydraulic tensioner.
Anyway, it’s all gone well but not having a tension measuring tool, I’ve worked on the principle that a quarter twist is about right for tension - can anyone confirm? This is the twist - it may be a bit tight. I think the old belt could twist slightly further.
Picture of belt twist - engine removed for clarity [emoji23] and to change the clutch, do the crank seal etc. Original clutch at 225k km...and water pump - 2000 manufacture date.
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I’ve changed the cam belt, seals and water pump on the 306 and it is fitted with a manual tensioner. Strangely it also has the later single piece cam pulleys that according to Haynes go with a hydraulic tensioner.
Anyway, it’s all gone well but not having a tension measuring tool, I’ve worked on the principle that a quarter twist is about right for tension - can anyone confirm? This is the twist - it may be a bit tight. I think the old belt could twist slightly further.
Picture of belt twist - engine removed for clarity [emoji23] and to change the clutch, do the crank seal etc. Original clutch at 225k km...and water pump - 2000 manufacture date.
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