Removal Note - Timing Belt Outer Cover; Timing Belt; Installation Note - Timing Belt - Mazda B-Series 1997 Workshop Manual

ON-VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
B1
Removal Note
Timing belt outer cover
1.
Remove the timing belt outer cover bolt.
2. Release the seven cover interlocking tabs and remove the
cover
Timing belt
Caution
If you attempt to remove the timing belt or to adjust
tension without loosening both timing belt tensioner
adjusting bolt and spring pivot bolt, you will break
SST (49 UNO1 067) when you attempt to relieve
tension on belt.
1. Loosen the timing belt spring pivot bolt. Do not remove.
2. Hold tensioner with SST.
3. While holding tensioner, loosen adjusting bolt and gradu-
ally release spring tension.
4. Using adjusting tool, rotate tensioner, against spring
pressure, as far clockwise as possible. While holding,
tighten adjusting bolt to hold tensioner away from belt.
5. Remove the timing belt.
Installation Note
Timing belt
1. Loosen tensioner adjusting bolt.
2. Using SST, pry tensioner clockwise against spring ten-
sion as far as possible.
3. Tighten adjusting bolt to hold tensioner in released posi-
tion.
4. Align the crankshaft pulley so that the number one piston
is at TDC with the crankshaft key pointing straight up and
the circle on the crankshaft sprock:et is aligned with the
mark on the front cover.
5. Align the triangle on the camshaft pulley with the triangle
on the timing belt inner cover.
6. Align the diamond on the oil pump pulley with the dia-
mond on the timing belt inner cover.
7.
Install the new timing belt.
8. Tighten tensioner assembly again:st belt.
Tightening torque:
41-45 N
.
m ( 4 . 1 4 . 6 kgf. m, 30-33 ft
.
lbf)