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Article #233: Getting to Know Your Timing Belt

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You are probably confused with the job of engine will just grind to a halt and the
your Saab belts. How about reading this vehicle will totally not work. The valves
article, with notes from an online and pistons can drive themselves into the
source, to get the know-how on one of camshaft, thereby causing them to just
those belts? - The timing belts. bend and brake. A very little warning is
Timing Belts are tightened rubber bands executed by a failing timing belt so it
or sometimes chains used to proportion is wise that a timely timing belt
the turnings of the crankshafts and replacement be made.
camshafts in internal combustion engines. The professionals are responsible for
In the inner part of some timing belts replacing them because a lot of
are teeth that will correspond to the peripheral parts like the distributor and
gears of a specific engine design. Older may be the water pump has to be removed
vehicles have timing belts used only to for it to become accessible. New timing
synchronize camshafts and crankshafts. belts have to exactly match the old ones.
But with today's modern engines, they are The vehicle with broken timing belts has
also often used to drive the water pumps. to be towed into the shop. And when the
The timing belts must keep the valves and timing belt has been replaced, the
the pistons working in an accurate order. mechanic has to synchronize the camshaft
At just the right time, each valve and and the crankshaft with a special kind of
piston combination must push down on the strobe light. Repairing the broken timing
individual cams on a camshaft. It is like belt could take several hours, but it's
pedaling a bicycle, where the pedal must all worth it.
reach the top before you can push it down The mechanic may also suggest that the
again. Your foot will either fall through water pump be changed at the same time
or just break the pedal right off if you with the timing belt. No need to worry
tried to push the pedal too soon. Timing because it will probably be worth your
belts work to prevent the pushing of the while in the long run. This is because
pistons and the valves on the camshaft just about all the work is done to
before it has reached a full cycle. replace the water pump when the timing
Timing belts have a life-span of at least belt is being changed; which means it
60,000 miles, but some of the modern will not require any additional labor as
designs will last the whole life of the compared to repeating all that work and
engine. They should be replaced in the mechanic would then charge again for
accordance to the manufacturer's the labor if the water pump has to fail
recommendations. at a later stage.
If the timing belt fails completely, the






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