few questions.....

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Hello newbie here,

just few questions (for now)

just brought my son his first car peugeot 206 lx (1.4) and on the way home clouds of white smoke so have had head off found head gasket has blown so cheep repair £10.50 so while im at it new timing belt and water pump,

so is the crank shaft bolt, right hand or left hand thread? and can i shop no 1 piston coming up to crack crank bolt?

also can i use the original head bolts?
thank you in advance mark.

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Hi & welcome

Hello newbie here,

just few questions (for now)

just brought my son his first car peugeot 206 lx (1.4) and on the way home clouds of white smoke so have had head off found head gasket has blown so cheep repair £10.50 so while im at it new timing belt and water pump,

so is the crank shaft bolt, right hand or left hand thread? It's normal right hand thread
and can i shop no 1 piston coming up to crack crank bolt? Sorry. No idea what you mean

also can i use the original head bolts? You are suppoed to renew, but the old ones will be fine if this is the first time the head has been off.
thank you in advance mark.

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lol sorry see my mistake

what i mean is, is it possible to hold down the piston nearest the crankshaft pulley in order to crack the bolt on the crank to remove the bottom pulley to replace the timing belt???

all my cars detail are in my sig but will put in millage to.

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Ah! Gotcha.

No don't do that you will damage the piston. Use a long *Knuckle bar* with a socket on the bolt. Jamb the knuckle bar against the clockwise rotation of the pulley (either the ground or the suspension) Then simply flick the ignition key to start pos VERY BRIEFLY! You don't want the engine to start or even crank over. It may take a couple of goes, but it will come loose.
It goes without saying you do this before removing the belt unless the head is still off.

The other way is to remove the starter and jamb the ring gear with a piece of angle iron or similar.

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Or beg/borrow one of these!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Clarke-CEW1000- ... d_sxp_f_pt

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stupid me lol

or just put the rd wheel on, jack it down on some wood (to keep clearance under car) them put in gear


thats same as an air gun, but thank you

we used to do this years a go on the london cabs, Use a long *Knuckle bar* with a socket on the bolt. Jamb the knuckle bar against the clockwise rotation of the pulley (either the ground or the suspension) Then simply flick the ignition key to start pos VERY BRIEFLY!

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Must admit I use a buzz gun, but realise a lot of people dont have one. You think this is bad, try the later Zetec *keyless cranks*
I use my 1" drive gun on those. It is only the bolt tension that stops the pulley turning on the crank, and they are unbelivably tight.

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the more i play with cars the more i learn, in the end it was the 3 x 13mm bolts to remove the pulley then timing belt slipped off lol