stevetro1 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 First time doing a timing belt and water pump replacement on a 1998 Legacy GT 2.5 DOHC engine. I have the timing belt kit coming in and am now breaking down the car. I have factory service manual in hand and have reviewed all videos, instruction I can find. I just want to confirm one observation: I've aligned all marks from crank and cams properly before removing old belt and when I release the tension from the belt and remove it, the left side intake and exhaust cam sprockets will jump off line as I imagine they are partially open and under spring load? correct? When I install new belt and align I will need to turn the left side cam sprockets in the correct direction one at at time in order to re-align. Question: When lining the left side back up, is it correct for both the intake and exhaust cams to be under spring stress when aligned as they were before removing belt? When turning each one more tooth would have it spring off alignment? I just want to be sure that this is the correct experience. Thanks for your help guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osei Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Can't wait for the answer on USMB? O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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