Chrysler neon 1997 Service Manual page 1201

TIMING BELT TEN- TENSIONER PIVOT SIONER
9 - 30 2.0L SOHC ENGINE
LOCKING PIN TENSIONER
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
Fig. 48 Remove Timing Belt
through the body and plunger to retain plunger in
place until tensioner is installed.
Fig. 49 Compressing Timing Belt Tensioner
(4) Set crankshaft sprocket to TDC by aligning the
sprocket with the arrow on the oil pump housing,
then back off to 3 notches before TDC (Fig. 50).
(5) Set camshaft to TDC by aligning mark on
sprocket with the arrow on the rear of timing belt
cover (Fig. 51).
(6) Move crankshaft to 1/2 mark before TDC (Fig.
52) for belt installation.
(7) Install timing belt. Starting at the crankshaft,
go around the water pump sprocket and then around
the camshaft sprocket.
TENSIONER FASTENERS
BENCH VISE (WITH SOFT JAWS)
T.D.C. MARK CAM TIMING MARK SPROCKET TDCMARK T.D.C. REFER- ENCE MARK
Fig. 50 Crankshaft Sprocket Timing
Fig. 51 Camshaft Timing Mark
Fig. 52 Adjusting Crankshaft Sprocket for Timing
Belt Installation
(8) Move crankshaft sprocket to TDC to take up
belt slack. Install tensioner to block but do not
tighten fasteners.
(9) Using a torque wrench on the tensioner pulley
apply 28 N·m (250 in. lbs.) of torque (Fig. 53).
(10) With torque being applied to the tensioner
pulley move the tensioner up against the tensioner
1/2 NOTCH LOCATION ARROW REAR COVER ON
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