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Old 05-15-2011   #7
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Re: Timing Belt Movement - Normal?

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Originally Posted by Goat Blower View Post
If it's not skipping teeth, it's fine.
Thanks for the input Steve!

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Originally Posted by Kevin 1G Drummer View Post
If I remember right, the timing belt on my 1g did this and I never had any issues with it.
Glad to hear this, makes me think maybe my issue is normal too.

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Originally Posted by Pushit2.0 View Post
Honda's will do that because the timing belt tension is fixed, so over time the belt will stretch and then you have slop, and the belt flap between the cam gears is the exhaust cam is trying to turn forward and the intake cam is trying to turn backwards.

This will also be noticed if the motor stops in the right place, the cams will turn into each other and the tensionor will compress. My car likes to do this, so I just turn the cam gears by hand and the slop goes away.

~John
Thanks John. I don't think it flaps between the two cam gears, just between the tension pulley and the intake cam. I also read that it is normal that depending on where the motor stops to be a bit loose between the cams gears like you said.

Think what I am describing is normal or should I look into it?
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