hey guys, i'm about to do this myself on the wife's car, 96 contour gl, and i had a couple of questions
1. does the timming belt tensioner suppose to have a spring on it? (mine doesn't)

2. what size tool do i need to use to loosen the cam sprocket's? (gonna have to buy one)

oh, i'm getting the cam alighnment tool so i've got that covered.

thanks in adavance!

Will

Get a water pump too, if it's never been done. Hmmmm. Why can't I remember if there was a spring... Look for a gates timing belt kit it will come with new rollers and tensioner and timing belt. Also get the crank locking bolt. My cams have flat spots for holding cams with wrench (98 vct) the pre 98 I think you need a fork looking tool, Haynes has coverage on this and the self made holding tool. I think it's 13 bucks at almost any auto parts store, nice section to read over (I do this on the toil... nevermind).

Thanks Jd, this tour's been sitting in my driveway for a year or so, been to 4 mechanic's nobody could tell me why it idled like crap, the first replaced the timming system and water pump, and i found that the cam's are not aligned like they're suppose to be, one is off a tooth or two, 3 other mech's couldn't find this, 2 of which were dealerships! i'm hoping this will fix my problem cause i've already done the iat, egr, mass air, wire's, plugs (ford) and everything else ive ever read about.
on the timming tensioner does anybody have an idea if their is suppose to be a spring, and what size torx(?) bit do i need to buy to loosen the cam gears?

It's a 55M

thanks!
got another one, where's the hole that you put the crank lock pin in? i can't find it.

Originally posted by williamsmithers:

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... where's the hole that you put the crank lock pin in? ...

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