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Title: Best cambelt kit
Post by: Tony H on 07 February 2008, 17:42:11
Hello everybody. whats the best cambelt kit to get pattern or Vx on trade club? :-/
Title: Re: Best cambelt kit
Post by: Elite Pete on 07 February 2008, 17:46:31
VX on Trade Card :y
Title: Re: Best cambelt kit
Post by: Dazzler on 07 February 2008, 17:48:16
Theres not a whole lot in price difference, but you do get 12monthe parts and labour warrenty withe GM one ;)

Gates kit £79 + p&p
GM kit £89 +vat on TC
Title: Re: Best cambelt kit
Post by: Jim on 07 February 2008, 17:48:35
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VX on Trade Card :y
Agreed, Get the genuine vauxhall one :y
Title: Re: Best cambelt kit
Post by: ians on 07 February 2008, 17:52:03
But doesn't the Vx one come with an unmarked belt.  How difficult does that make fitting?
Title: Re: Best cambelt kit
Post by: Elite Pete on 07 February 2008, 17:53:44
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But doesn't the Vx one come with an unmarked belt.  How difficult does that make fitting?

I bought one last year and that had the unmarked belt but I managed and its the first one I have done so it can't be that hard ::)
Title: Re: Best cambelt kit
Post by: Dazzler on 07 February 2008, 17:55:55
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But doesn't the Vx one come with an unmarked belt.  How difficult does that make fitting?
As long as you use the proper timing tool kit then the marks are only a seconary check anyway, once you rotate the engine the marks never realign ;)
Title: Re: Best cambelt kit
Post by: ians on 07 February 2008, 18:06:57
But aren't they needed to aid with initial fitting? (I've only done one and then I was really only the helper)
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Post by: Dazzler on 07 February 2008, 18:08:52
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But aren't they needed to aid with initial fitting? (I've only done one and then I was really only the helper)
Not really no. When the tool kit is fitted it holds everything where it needs to be ;)
Have you a copy of the DVD on how to replace the timing belt kit?
Title: Re: Best cambelt kit
Post by: ians on 07 February 2008, 18:18:48
Yes I do mate.  Not watched for a while though.

From what I recall , when initially fitting the belt it was quite tight on the left hand side (1 and 2) in order to get the white mark lined up with the timing marks - would have been easy to steal an extra notch of slack on the belt if it wasn't marked which no doubt would have made getting it on 3 and 4 (or the top roller) tough to impossible.    ...if that makes any sense.

I may well be talking b@llocks though ;D
Title: Re: Best cambelt kit
Post by: maria on 07 February 2008, 18:20:18
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Yes I do mate.  Not watched for a while though.

From what I recall , when initially fitting the belt it was quite tight on the left hand side (1 and 2) in order to get the white mark lined up with the timing marks - would have been easy to steal an extra notch of slack on the belt if it wasn't marked which no doubt would have made getting it on 3 and 4 (or the top roller) tough to impossible.    ...if that makes any sense.

I may well be talking b@llocks though ;D

 ;D ;D ;D ;D you said it
Title: Re: Best cambelt kit
Post by: ians on 07 February 2008, 18:26:02
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Yes I do mate.  Not watched for a while though.

From what I recall , when initially fitting the belt it was quite tight on the left hand side (1 and 2) in order to get the white mark lined up with the timing marks - would have been easy to steal an extra notch of slack on the belt if it wasn't marked which no doubt would have made getting it on 3 and 4 (or the top roller) tough to impossible.    ...if that makes any sense.

I may well be talking b@llocks though ;D

 ;D ;D ;D ;D you said it

I did.  Are you saying it too ;)
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Post by: maria on 07 February 2008, 18:43:05
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Yes I do mate.  Not watched for a while though.

From what I recall , when initially fitting the belt it was quite tight on the left hand side (1 and 2) in order to get the white mark lined up with the timing marks - would have been easy to steal an extra notch of slack on the belt if it wasn't marked which no doubt would have made getting it on 3 and 4 (or the top roller) tough to impossible.    ...if that makes any sense.

I may well be talking b@llocks though ;D

 ;D ;D ;D ;D you said it

I did.  Are you saying it too ;)
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