Hello. I took timing belt of cam gears because i need to take m head off. long story short i need to put belt back on. So do i need to check timing in the bottom or do i just aline the cam gears since it was only removed from the top. Your help is much appreciated thanks. Evo 9 btw

 

Unless you were able to keep tension on the belt I believe you will need to retime the entire thing.

When I pulled my head I ziptied the gears to the belt and kept the tension on it and I didnt have to retime the entire engine.

In your case it sounds like you completely removed the gears so I'd guess that you will need to redo it.

 

yes your right i did remove the whole thing with out keeping belt tensioned. ive been looking for vids on how to time a evo with no luck.

 

Hmm I dont know of any videos but these two threads may help you out:

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...placement.html

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...-belt-how.html

 

ill take a look at them. thanks btw

 

Btw do i need to time my balance shaft belt even though it wasnt taken out?

 

Here is a link . post number 6 has a picture I attached.

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...ing-marks.html

 

no, it will not need to be redone.

 

Thank you i was waiting for some1 to let me know about the balance shaft belt.

 

your balance shaft sprocket needs to be aligned with timing marks along with the oil sprocket and crankshaft.

 

don't turn the crank with any of the valves open

 

Keep in mind that their are two balance shafts, and the alignment marks are not always correct. Best thing to do is either folllow the vid or take off the down pipe and take off the bolt in the block.. Stick a long screwdriver and check it is centered correctly. IF NOT DONE CORRECT your engine will vibrate very harshly at 3000 rpm.

 

dont need take off balance shaft inspection bolt. twist the oil sprocket clockwise of the timing mark and let go, if it returns back (counterclockwise) you're good. if not, turn the sprocket 360. and do the step again, it should return back to the mark

 

You should have lined everything up before taking the belt off.. and like others have said - Zip tie the cams together with the belt on. Goodluck though.