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Freelander 1. Manual - part 67

ENGINE - K SERIES 1.8

REPAIRS 12-2-41

Camshaft timing belt

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Remove

1. Disconnect battery earth lead.
2. Remove hydramount.

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Hydramount - engine - RH.

3. Remove camshaft timing belt upper cover.

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Cover - timing gear - upper.

4. Remove camshaft timing belt lower cover.

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Cover - timing belt - front lower - without A/
C.

5. Temporarily assemble pulley to crankshaft, fit

and lightly tighten bolt.

6. Remove bolts securing flywheel locking tool,

LRT-12-145 to starter motor aperture and
remove locking tool.

7. Rotate crankshaft clockwise to align camshaft

gear timing marks.

CAUTION: Never use the camshaft gear, the
camshaft gear retaining bolts or the timing
belt to rotate the crankshaft.

8. Fit camshaft gear alignment tool LRT-12-134.
9. Remove crankshaft pulley.

10. Remove and discard timing belt tensioner bolt.
11. Disengage index wire from its fitted position

whilst at the same time removing timing belt
tensioner.

12. If camshaft timing belt is to be refitted, mark

direction of rotation on timing belt.

13. Remove camshaft timing belt.

CAUTION: Ease the timing belt off the gears
using fingers only. Metal levers may
damage the belt and gears. Do not rotate
crankshaft or camshafts with timing belt
removed and cylinder head fitted. Timing
belt must be replaced if cylinder head is to
be removed or new drive gears, tensioner or
coolant pump are to be fitted. Timing belts
must be stored and handled with care.
Always store a timing belt on its edge with a
bend radius greater than 50 mm (2.0 in). Do
not use a timing belt that has been twisted
or bent double as this will damage the
reinforcing fibres. Do not use a timing belt if
debris other than belt dust is found in timing
belt covers. Do not use a timing belt if
mileage exceeds 72,000 km (45, 000 miles) .
Do not use an oil or coolant contaminated
timing belt, cause of contamination must be
rectified.

Refit

1. Clean crankshaft timing gear, camshaft timing

gears, coolant pump timing gear and tensioner
pulley.

CAUTION: If sintered gears have been
subjected to prolonged oil contamination,
they must be soaked in solvent and then
thoroughly washed in clean solvent before
refitting. Because of the porous
construction of sintered material, oil
impregnated in the gear will emerge and
contaminate the belt.

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2. Check correct alignment of camshaft timing

marks and that tool LRT-12-134 is locking
camshaft gears.

3. Check correct alignment of dots on crankshaft

gear with flange on oil pump - 90

BTDC.

4. Fit timing belt tensioner ensuring that index

wire is positioned over pillar bolt and tensioner
lever is at 9 o'clock position.

5. Fit a new Patchlok bolt and tighten until it is just

possible to move tensioner lever.

6. Using fingers only, fit timing belt. Ensure belt

run between the crankshaft gear and the
exhaust camshaft gear is kept taut during the
fitting procedure.

CAUTION: If the original timing belt is being
refitted, ensure the direction of rotation
mark is facing the correct way.

7. Check that timing belt is positioned centrally

around all gears and tensioner pulley.

8. Fit timing belt lower cover.

ENGINE - K SERIES 1.8, REPAIRS,

Cover - timing belt - front lower - without A/
C.

9. Temporarily assemble pulley to crankshaft, fit

and lightly tighten bolt.

10. Remove camshaft gear alignment tool LRT-12-

134.

11. Using a 6 mm Allen key, rotate tensioner anti-

clockwise and align the centre of the indent on
the tensioner pointer to the index wire.

NOTE: If original belt is being refitted, align
index wire to lower land of pointer.

CAUTION: Ensure that pointer approaches
index wire from above. Should pointer go
past index wire, release tension completely
and repeat tensioning procedure.

12. Ensuring pointer maintains correct position,

tighten tensioner bolt to 22 Nm (16 lbf.ft).

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13. Rotate crankshaft 2 turns clockwise and align

camshaft gear timing marks.

CAUTION: Never use the camshaft gear, the
camshaft gear retaining bolts or the timing
belt to turn the crankshaft.

14. Check that pointer is correctly aligned with

index wire.

15. If pointer is not correctly aligned, loosen bolt

until it is just possible to move tensioner lever.
Rotate tensioner lever clockwise until tension is
completely backed off, then rotate tensioner
lever anti-clockwise until pointer is aligned
correctly to index wire.

16. Ensuring pointer maintains correct position,

tighten tensioner bolt to 22 Nm (16 lbf.ft).

17. Rotate crankshaft 2 turns clockwise and align

camshaft gear timing marks.

18. Check alignment of pointer to index wire, if

incorrect, repeat adjustment procedure.

19. Remove crankshaft pulley.

20. Position flywheel locking tool, LRT-12-145, in

starter motor aperture and secure with 2 bolts.

21. Fit camshaft timing belt upper cover.

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Cover - timing gear - upper.