Diesel Timing belt change

[josh9465]

Hayesio. Thanks for the write up. I could not have done it without it.

You definitely have to mark the old timing belt at 3 spots. Crank, pump and cam gear. Then match up marks with new belt.

But. You do need something to hold the cam gear from turning. It takes a bit of force to stretch the belt into place.

[caddis]

Hello from the other side of the Globe!

I am Jeep fellow from Finland, I have an 2008 JK Rubicon, which was due to timing belt change.

I did DIY job with fellow car mechanic (thank´s for the great write ups from you!) but there was something odd we found...

I have this workshop manual CD and the instructions recommend the timing belt tensioner bolt to be torqued at 45nm, I started to tighten the bolt, but the torque seemed too high, then I found this post and other information that suggests that torque should be either 20nm or 28nm.. I left the bolt at 25 nm for now until I have time to continue...

Does anyone have knowledge about the right torque specific or information why the workshop manual is quoting so high torque value??

Thanks!

[josh9465]

Mine says 45Nm too.

[PureCaboose]

Originally Posted by josh9465

Mine says 45Nm too.

Where is that from? Is it an accessible manual?

[mike_nofx]

Also interested. Is there a downloadable manual for the JK CRD? I'm willing to pay for it but I just can't find anything.

[josh9465]

Here's the link to bookmark. It's web based unless you can figure out how to download it.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/jeepwranglerjk2010/index.html

[mike_nofx]

Originally Posted by josh9465

Here's the link to bookmark. It's web based unless you can figure out how to download it.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/jeepwranglerjk2010/index.html

Ah sweet. Thanks for that!!