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2.5L ('98-'01) 1999 Ranger 2.5 Timing Belt Alignment Help !!


gmcelroy

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Ford Ranger
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I have replaced 5-6 timing belts during my lifetime and have ALWAYS been able to get all the pulley marks to line up perfectly until I attempted this task on my 1999 Ranger 2.5

When I opened it up; I noticed that all the marks on the crank; oil pump & camshaft DID NOT line up perfectly.
I should have taken a photo but I was not concerned at the time since I figured I would just "fix it" with the new belt.

After spending hours on this; the attached photos reflects the best that I could achieve.
The crank is perfectly aligned up; however both the oil pump & camshaft are off slightly but on the extreme ends of the marks as noted below:

Is this good enough or should I keep trying to achieve better results??

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scotts90ranger

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I'd put the crank bolt back in and rotate the engine over twice and see where the marks end up after that, if it's still not a full tooth off, I'd put it together and try to run it, it'll either work or not... it can't be half a tooth off.
 

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