Finding Top Dead Centre... Yep I moved my camshaft! :(

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Finding Top Dead Centre... Yep I moved my camshaft! :(

Post by conmai » Wed Jul 23, 2014 9:27 pm

Hoping someone can over some expertise....

So I've removed my cylinder head and all ancillaries, but when removing my cambelt I also managed to move the camshaft a little .... Doh!

Ok so I'm now in the position where I want to put everything back together again but I'm a little confused on how I get my cylinder 1 at top dead centre.

Is it as simple as lining up the marks on each of the pullies with the notches on the casing? Or do I need to hand turn the engine and visually inspect something on the engine block?

Any help appreciated!

Regards,

Steve
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1995 Mazda 2.5TD 2WD AFT (2007- 2014 RIP)
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Re: Finding Top Dead Centre... Yep I moved my camshaft! :(

Post by The Great Pretender » Wed Jul 23, 2014 10:20 pm

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Re: Finding Top Dead Centre... Yep I moved my camshaft! :(

Post by conmai » Fri Jul 25, 2014 2:23 pm

That's perfect and what a great set of video's...Always forget about youtube!

Many Thanks!
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