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Questions on cambelt replacement 900 1995

posted by  crazypierre on  Mon Feb 8 09:50 CST 2010
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Hi All
I'm planning on doing this myself soon. I've read all the tips/hints and procedures but had a couple of questions if I may trouble you for the answers:
1) After aligning the marks on the cam an crank pullies and removing the belt, is there not a tendancy for the camshafts to shift a little due to the valve springs pushing against the camshaft? I would have thought it best to try to "lock" the camshafts in place somehow...? I can see it being tricky to try to line them up against any pressure from the spring while trying to put the belt on correctly. I can't see the crankshaft shifting but maybe the camshafts....

2) I plan to change the water pump too.Is there a way to drain the engine coolant other than removing the rad hose? An old Fiat of mine had a tap (fawcet) at the bottom of the rad. is there something like this on a 960?

3) I plan to drive the front of the car up onto ramps so as to gain access from below. This'll work right? (IE: I don't need to remove the front wheels for any reason to do this job do I?)

Thanks all.
Pete

1995 Volvo 965 3.0 CD 151K miles
1998 Alfa Romeo 156 2.5 V6 72K
1979 Fiat Mirafiori CL1300 25K
1978 Triumph Bonneville 25K
1989 Yamaha Super Tenere XTZ750





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