HI
Ive just attempted a replacement of a cam belt , water pump and all idlers tensioners on a 20,lt DOHC 1996 4G63 rvr without any manual ?? ( errr) , i also replaced balancer shaft belt and tensioner.
I was a bit stumped with the cam belt tensioner ? ive guessed you pretension the belt with the concentric idler /tension wheel , tighten its bolt ,then remove the pin on the tensioner ??? i couldnt quite figure how or why the 2 tensions ?
My problem is after what i thought was a carefull job i have vibration i didnt have before ? im pretty sure i aligned all marks and wheels correctly ?
It may be when i removed the engine mount and let engine down a bit it may have messed up other engine mounts ??
apart from that it goes better than ever , just vibrates more ??
Has anyone correct details for doing cambelt job and how to tension belt correctly , also balancer shaft details .

worried i will have to do it all again , cheers
Richy

anyone got drawing / details on how to do it please ???

stumped you all ehh ???

Motor is a 4G63 same as Lancer / lancer etc, no body has belt replacement details out there??? :huh:

Ok sussed it , but i could not get the cam wheel timming marks to align across the horizotal, its impossibe unless the belt stretches ? anyhow, cars running sweet , loads power with no vibration so must be ok ?
still a mystery how the correct belt tension is acheived with the two adjustments ?? this was a guess unfortunately , time will tell.

thanks for everyones help , this forum has been fantastic ..............NOT , ffs doesnt anyone look under there own bonnets anymore ?

Hi RichyRock,

Sad that you did not get much help. Here is a site that i used to change mine. Is from Laser and Talon cars with the same engine. Lots of very useful info on the site including pictures. Enjoy

http://www.vfaq.com/mods/timingbelt-1G.html

By the way do you have easy access to new parts like clutch plate and cylinder, i need them badly.

Hi Andrew, we can get most of the service items here in NZ, if you give me a list of what you need, along with all your vehicle info, ie year engine and chassis numbers, I could ring around and tell you what is avaiable and at what price, the shipping would be quite expensive I would imagine, but I can get an estimate for you.
Cheers Gerry