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1995 Ford Ranger Timing Belt 2.3 (Mazda 2300)


rangerman66

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Joined
Mar 8, 2016
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6
Vehicle Year
1995
Transmission
Manual
Hi. I have a 1995 Ranger 2.3 L which I am changing the timing belt on. I have set the marks on the crank, cam, an oil pulleys to line up, but when I tried to break the BOLT on the Cam, I jumped a tooth (or two)... With this said, I tried to align the marks, which I did, but when I went to start it, I can tell that the timing was indeed off by the tapping sounds it made.. I also spun the crank soto make sure the marks were not 180 degrees out..

After I re-checked the timing and set everything up a second time - same thing... Now, it looks like the cam could be a half tooth off, but there is no way to adjust for a 1/2 tooth is there?

I'm beginning to think the cam is out of time?? If so, can I move the cam pully by itself while the tension is off and adjust?

I appreciate anyone's input into this...
 

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