Originally Posted by planenut


Well done replacing the cam belt Ferrisl. If you still have a crankshaft bolt with a T45 head I suggest you have a look at doing the upgrade to the camshaft drive that includes replacing the crankshaft bolt with a 12 point head type, or you may be needing the pretzel bowl again. The old style bolt tends to come loose and exit through the cam cover in a destructive way. With the loads involved it is better to use a Torx Plus 45 bit. The cam drive upgrade is well worth doing for reliability. The info is here:

https://www.mtwc.co.uk/wp-content/u...-Pulley-Replacement-Ver-1.compressed.pdf






Mine has the newer 3/8" 12pt and it is really stuck on there! I need to pull the pinion gear to get at the crank seal and I have had a devil of a time getting it to budge. It does turn left to loosen doesn't it?


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