Burstner cambelt. Help

[The Old Man]

Not Cassley by any chance?

Correct.

Any experiences?

 

[Itsmcb]

Correct.

Any experiences?

Yes Ive used them over the last year or so for both my merc 4x4 and daughters car . Nice guys, they seem competent and helpful. Not been there with the van yet. You must be at Blue too

 

[pappajohn]

the only fly in the ointment is you need a set of tools to lock the camshafts and crankshaft

I used drill bits which is all the kit is... Steel rods of varying size.

 

[The Old Man]

Yes Ive used them over the last year or so for both my merc 4x4 and daughters car . Nice guys, they seem competent and helpful. Not been there with the van yet. You must be at Blue too

Correct again.

 

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[ivorantony]

I used drill bits which is all the kit is... Steel rods of varying size.

Sorry you are incorrect, you need two camshaft locking tools plus the crankshaft locking pin that is much
Longer than a conventional drill bit of the diameter required,
As I said before for the small cost of the proper tools you would be foolhardy to undertake the timing belt change without them,
If you bother to look at the link I put up at 52 you will see the camshaft locking tools, and they are specific to the inlet and exhaust camshaft,

 

[mitzimad]

My mechanic did it with a bottle of tippex

 

[ivorantony]

My mechanic did it with a bottle of tippex

You undoubtedly do not understand the setting up of the camshafts/ Crankshaft timing on a Renault GU9 engine, you need to lock both camshafts with a specific tool, unbolt both camshaft sprockets, ( They don’t have keyways) so are free to rotate, replace timing belt and release the automatic adjuster, re torque both camshafts bolts ( using new bolts with Loctite) remove both camshafts locking tools and crankshaft locking pin, rotate two whole revolutions, refit all timing tools and check the automatic adjuster needle is central,
Remove all tools/ pins and start engine, tell me where your mechanic is going to mark up the camshafts with tipex? And for that matter how would he lock the Crankshaft using tipex, ( You need specific tools)
Having spent fifty years in the motor trade and replaced thousands of timing belts and chains over that time,
And often a second time because someone had decided to change a belt and fitted it incorrectly or too tight or loose,