{"id":5764,"date":"2022-06-08T00:23:02","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T00:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=5764"},"modified":"2024-02-08T09:44:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T09:44:24","slug":"mx5-cam-belt-gasket-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=5764","title":{"rendered":"CARS: MX5 Cam-belt & Gasket, Day 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today, Tuesday (actually yesterday, as it\u2019s past midnight now!), was a real mofo! Certain steps in this job that seasoned mechanics might do in seconds, took me ages!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I didn\u2019t take so many pictures today. I hope I won\u2019t wind up regretting that? Pictured above is how things looked after a good five or six hours of work. Everything off, ready for new cambelt, and pulleys. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Getting the harmonic damper and the main cam shafts nut off was very tricky and time consuming. Rust had turned the several pieces into a single monolithic block. Much WD40, hammering, and swearing, was required!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Panning out somewhat, so as to see all the gubbins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lining up stuff on the windowsill. Some of those plastic bits, that shield the cambelt, etc, need replacing, as they broke (due to bolts that wouldn\u2019t come out!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cleaning bolts\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A before and after shot; cleaning up fixtures and fittings, prior to gradual re-assembly. And below, the old idler wheel and the new one. Shiny!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And, also below, the other idler, this time avec spring arrangement. For the left (alternator?) side. New pulley and spring; old bolt and spring cover, the latter both cleaned up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And now three pics zooming in on the new idler\/pulley wheels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And lastly, the two of \u2018em, shiny and lovely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I didn\u2019t photograph loads of this stuff. For example, my three hour plus struggle with the hideous bolt holding the alternator at its junction with the engine block. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today was a day of much anger, swearing and frustration! it wasn\u2019t just the aforementioned nut that was driving me nuts. The harmonic damper was a real mother to remove. And the camshaft itself? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I thought I was going to lose it! But eventually I prevailed. And in the end the job progressed, albeit much more slowly than hoped for, to past the halfway point, as new parts were added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The light was starting to fail, after 12 hours more or less solid work. So Teresa held a torch for some of the following photos. Above, the cambelt goes on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With help from Teresa, we got the damned cambelt installed. I also set the harmonic ding-dong to its intended position. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Teresa snapped me working under the car.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Some of the wiring labelling is visible here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A reminder re the missing gasket.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The VVT stuff, close up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Poss tools for spark-plug removal?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So, that\u2019s it for this post. A few more pics. But not much to say. A frustrating and very tiring day. Working slowly. Oh so slowly<\/em>! But getting a bit of DIY style atisfaction <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new overalls!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Last of all, in my working duds! And beaming in a grimy way\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tired, grimy, but happy!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today, Tuesday (actually yesterday, as it\u2019s past midnight now!), was a real mofo! Certain steps in this job that seasoned mechanics might do in seconds, took me ages! I didn\u2019t take so many pictures today. I hope I won\u2019t wind up regretting that? Pictured above is how things looked after a good five or six … <\/p>\n

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