New Cambelt

[Toxcity]

Hi all,

I've fitted a new cambelt yesterday and during the tensioning stage when you turn the engine over by hand the belt seems to slowly edge forward on the pulleys. Is this normal?

Cheers
Nic

[stevemarl]

Is this normal?

I`ve never noticed it. Assuming all the pulleys are correctly mounted (have you had them off?) I`d just give it a few more turns to check it settles into a reasonable position, i.e. all the teeth are engaged across their full width. I`m sure it`ll be ok

[Toxcity]

Decided to roll with it and once the engine was started everything settled down into it usual position. Panic over!
Cheers!