Please HELP me my fto is sick, off road with cam belt issues

Urbanfto · Post by **Urbanfto** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 7:57 am

Ok cut this long story short. i need help. a while ago my fto started very suddenly started heavy tappet sound so i took it to my mothers garage bought another engine (which it turns out i don't need) and started my investigation.
i found that 2 of the 3piece tappet adjustment screws had broken up. i was able to remove the front cam carrier by slipping the cam belt off the cams (a shortcut i know). The problem i have now is that i can not remove the lower pulley belt wheel, the wheel for the power steering belt and air con from the crank shaft. dose any one have any knowledge on doing this? do i need any special tools?(i tried an impact wheel wrench not moved it) whats the procedure for replacing the ftos cam belt.
I'm getting serious withdrawal symptoms and just to top it off while in the garage i managed to drop some steel panels onto the car and scratch it up too.
Hope someone here can help me I'm running out of steam.

HELP

Post by **Bennoz** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:46 pm

That lower pulley bolt is torqued up to about 140Nm... which id f*cking heaps.

The dodgy yet effective way, is to put a socket with long handled ratchet on in, rest the handle on the front of the car (with a rag under it) then give the motor a quick turn over with the ingition.

bigpitty1 · Post by **bigpitty1** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:12 am

HA HA, I did that with mine, I have a breaker bar on mine had the handle on the ground and then just flicked the key on, worked the first time round.

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:57 pm

I removed mine easy as I had the tool.

If you removed your right front wheel there is a rubber grommet type thing through your inner wheel arch. Remove grommet, insert right tool, as you will not be able to remove the pulley without it, have a long shifter to go though hold onto the bolt of the pulley.

I found it easy as, but yeah make sure you have the right pulley remover.