Just replying to the very first post of this thread - it's not out of the question by any means to come up with a revolutionary idea while under the influence and if it had not been for there being two runs of belts i.e. you have to get access to a belt behind a belt, then you could've used a crude but effective method which involves splitting the belt in two (i'm sure that Fin has heard of this method many times) then removing one half, teasing the new belt partly on and finally removing the second half.
Thanks Red, Jesus Christ, that's not cheap is it?! ... perhaps if I just tighten them to feel like the old ones, can't do any harm if I'm sensible surely .... :Bucktooth:
I think the FACOM DM16 tensioner is still available and it used to be around £66* David Facom Universal Timing Cambelt belt Tensioner Kit DM.16 (DM16)??? | Ducati Forum EDIT* just found out it's a hell of a lot more now
heard of it tho never done it that way. i have however done on a regular bases in the past (when vauxhall started using belts that required using the water pump to adjust the tension) a far cruder method, which i will keep to myself so as not to give A.C cobblers anymore ammo. :smile:
Sonic adjustment is normal for these engines. Guitar tuning software will work but is looking for a sustained musical note. Gates do an iphone app which is intended for bicycle drive belts, which are much more similar to our cam belts. This software is looking for the relatively dull thunk of a plucked drive belt and covers the frequency we need, which is 110 Hz. To download the (free) app, search on the app store for Gates Corporation, then scroll horizontally to the right till you find Gates Carbon Drive. Getting the microphone of the phone close enough to the belt might be an issue but you can get a dedicated iphone microphone on ebay for a fiver delivered.
Saw this done on of those car restoration programmes a few nights ago. Basically, you slit the belt along its length and remove the outer half. Then you slide the new belt onto the teeth up against the inner half. Cut the remaining inner half of the old belt and remove it, slide the new belt fully onto the teeth, tension and job done. Sadly it won't work on our engines due to the two belts running on a single shaft. You could probably do it for the inner, vertical belt, which is the one where the camshaft wants to move though but it's probably more trouble than it's worth.
