![]() If a timing belt is properly installed and the belt tension is correct, you shouldn’t touch it – even if you suddenly notice the arrows are pointing in the ‘wrong’ direction. The directional arrows can help you to line up the timing marks. The directional arrows are only there to help you line up the timing marks, and it’s by no means obligatory to use them, because – as we’ve said before – a new timing belt can operate in either direction. If your new timing belt has timing marks, then there are similar marks on the pulleys/on the engine. “Then what’s the use of timing belts with directional arrows?”, we hear you wonder. Let’s get to work! The timing belt: follow the arrows?įrom a purely technical point of view, a new timing belt is completely symmetrical, meaning it does not have a direction of rotation. A question that frequently comes up in this context is: is it possible to fit the timing belt and the multi-ribbed belt the wrong way around? In other words: do these belts have a direction of rotation? We’ll answer this question both for the timing belt and the accessory belt. Once the job is done, you’ll obviously need to figure out how to put everything back together. Replacing a timing belt is no small task: in most cases, you’ll need to remove the auxiliary belt as well as some accessories.
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