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Sat 10 May 2008 15:17
84 2.4 cam belt VW LT35 - handic
How do i find the alignment mark for the upper cambelt wheel on my 6-cylinder vw lt35 petrol. There is a mark on the wheel but i can´t find the mark on the engine to match it.

Anders/Sweden

Edited by Pugugly on 10/05/2008 at 15:41

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Sat 10 May 2008 19:35
84 2.4 cam belt VW LT35 - Screwloose
Anders

If I remember those engines correctly; you align the mark on the BACK of the cam pully with the top face of the head.

As the pulleys fit both ways; there is a mark on the front too - just to confuse the issue.

Check it with the old belt before removal.
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Sun 11 May 2008 00:26
84 2.4 cam belt VW LT35 - handic
Thank´s "Screwloose".

Just some questions, do you mean that the mark should be in a thougt line between the crank and the cam or just on the edge of the head?

Not sure that the old belt is correctly fitted, because there is a lot of missfireing now.

Do know if there is enough space between valve and piston if the belt snap´s or if piston and valve meet´s? There´s low compression on one cylinder but i don´t know if that depend on wrong cam timing or if the belt has break before i bought the car.
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Sun 11 May 2008 00:39
84 2.4 cam belt VW LT35 - Screwloose
Anders

There should be a curved window in the metal cover behind the cam pulley.

When the cam is correctly aligned; the dot on the back of the pulley should be level with the top surface of the head - the surface that the cam-cover gasket lies on.

The DL engine will hit valves if the belt breaks.
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Sun 11 May 2008 03:49
84 2.4 cam belt VW LT35 - handic
Thank´s for the info.
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