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Title: I have just..............
Post by: Marie on 04 August 2009, 18:28:59
completed my first ever camblet change  :y :y

I look like a drowned rat though due to the great british weather and think i have brused a few bones in my hand but it was well worth it!!!!

Now the hubby can stopp f'ing drippin  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: I have just..............
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 04 August 2009, 18:31:05
And the cause of the belt rubbing was?
Title: Re: I have just..............
Post by: Marie on 04 August 2009, 18:36:52
sorry there was no tension the tensioner was t*ts. so the belt endeded up slack.

new belt, rollers and tensioner fitted. took it v slow double sorry no tripple checked everything.

well chuffed with myself. :) i just cant beleive that i used to pay hundreds of punds for someone to do it! :-[
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Post by: Ghost on 04 August 2009, 18:45:43
Well done lass, Good job :y
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Post by: Dishevelled Den on 04 August 2009, 18:56:22
Well done indeed, marie :y :y
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Post by: Mr Skrunts on 04 August 2009, 19:04:21
Excellent, well done and caught just in time by the sounds of things.  :y
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Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 04 August 2009, 19:16:56
Well done Marie!! :y :y :y :y
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Post by: nick v6 on 04 August 2009, 19:21:59
do you want to have a go at a v6 next :y

well done :y
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Post by: Andy B on 04 August 2009, 19:22:55
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do you want to have a go at a v6 next :y

well done :y


Are you volunteering your car for Marie to practice on?  ::) ::) :y :y
Title: Re: I have just..............
Post by: Marie on 04 August 2009, 19:34:47
urmmmmmmmmm thanks but no thanks!!!  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: nick v6 on 04 August 2009, 19:38:18
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do you want to have a go at a v6 next :y

well done :y


Are you volunteering your car for Marie to practice on?  ::) ::) :y :y

got loads of faith in marie to do the job right :y
Title: Re: I have just..............
Post by: Kevin Wood on 04 August 2009, 19:40:30
A bullet dodged. :y

Well done.

Kevin
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Post by: Welung666 on 04 August 2009, 19:40:44
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sorry there was no tension the tensioner was t*ts. so the belt endeded up slack.

new belt, rollers and tensioner fitted. took it v slow double sorry no tripple checked everything.

well chuffed with myself. :) i just cant beleive that i used to pay hundreds of punds for someone to do it! :-[

Very well done to you Marie  :y Now get yourself showered, dried and a tall glass of %age ;) :y
Title: Re: I have just..............
Post by: TheBoy on 04 August 2009, 20:14:50
Mine must be coming up to about due if you wanna practice ;D

(actually, mines likely to be due both mileage and age (done by Mr DTM at the first cambelt meet pre OOF) in the winter). So it will get done in the summer due to supposedly better weather!
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Post by: redelitev6 on 04 August 2009, 20:20:10
 :y Nice one-not a job for the faint hearted ,well done you
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Post by: Marie on 04 August 2009, 20:36:37
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Mine must be coming up to about due if you wanna practice ;D

(actually, mines likely to be due both mileage and age (done by Mr DTM at the first cambelt meet pre OOF) in the winter). So it will get done in the summer due to supposedly better weather!


ill think about it................................

thinking....................

still thinking................

urrrrrrrrrrr..........

NO....... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: I have just..............
Post by: Andy B on 04 August 2009, 20:42:39
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Mine must be coming up to about due if you wanna practice ;D

(actually, mines likely to be due both mileage and age ...... So it will get done in the summer due to supposedly better weather!

My belt's a few hundred miles short of 40 000 miles and like yours must be around 4 yrs old too.
I'll get around to it this summer .......  ::)
Title: Re: I have just..............
Post by: Marie on 04 August 2009, 20:47:34
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Mine must be coming up to about due if you wanna practice ;D

(actually, mines likely to be due both mileage and age ...... So it will get done in the summer due to supposedly better weather!

My belt's a few hundred miles short of 40 000 miles and like yours must be around 4 yrs old too.
I'll get around to it this summer .......  ::)

dont put it off

mine snapped 4yrs ago the day before it was going into the garage to have it replaced. andit was a few hundred miles below  :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: I have just..............
Post by: Andy B on 04 August 2009, 21:37:55
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Mine must be coming up to about due if you wanna practice ;D

(actually, mines likely to be due both mileage and age ...... So it will get done in the summer due to supposedly better weather!

My belt's a few hundred miles short of 40 000 miles and like yours must be around 4 yrs old too.
I'll get around to it this summer .......  ::)

dont put it off

mine snapped 4yrs ago the day before it was going into the garage to have it replaced. andit was a few hundred miles below  :'( :'( :'(

I'll get a kit!  ;) ;) ;)