Timing Belt (SOHC): Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 1989 Suzuki Swift, 1989 Suzuki Sidekick, and 1989 Suzuki Samurai. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Install timing belt inside cover. Install crankshaft timing belt guide, key and sprocket. Concave side of timing belt guide faces oil pump. Tighten crankshaft timing belt sprocket bolt to specification.
- Install camshaft timing belt sprocket. Fit sprocket pin on camshaft into slot in camshaft sprocket. Tighten camshaft sprocket retaining bolt. Install timing belt tensioner plate on tensioner.
- Insert lug of tensioner plate in hole of tensioner. Install timing belt tensioner, tensioner plate and spring on cylinder block. Tighten tensioner bolts finger tight to allow movement during belt tension adjustment.
- Loosen all valve adjusting screws fully before installing timing belt. Camshaft must be permitted to rotate freely during belt tension adjustment. Align timing mark on camshaft sprocket with "V" mark on timing belt inside cover.
- Turn crankshaft clockwise until punch mark on crankshaft sprocket is aligned with arrow mark on oil pump. With timing marks aligned, install timing belt. Ensure that drive side of belt is free of slack.
- Move tensioner plate up with finger pressure and loosely secure tensioner bolt. Turn crankshaft 2 revolutions clockwise to ensure that all slack is removed from belt. Tighten tensioner stud nut first, then tensioner bolt.
- Ensure that timing marks are aligned. Install timing belt outer cover and tighten to specification. Reverse removal procedure to complete installation. Adjust valve clearance.