Timing belt replacement

JellyBelly · Post by **JellyBelly** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:44 pm

So in my long line of things I need to (and want to) do on my '77 and '78 I want to replace the timing belts...both bikes are hitting about 44,000miles and I don't know the history on the timing belt.

How long should I set aside to replace these? Anything in particular I should pay particular attention to or anything the might be annoying during the process?

scotterichmond · Post by **scotterichmond** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 5:02 pm

Do you have the OEM shop manual?

Fred Camper · Post by **Fred Camper** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:11 pm

Some folks like to remove the radiator to improve the view. Do not base belt replacement on miles, they fail more commonly with age. If they are over 5 years old, they should be replaced.

JellyBelly · Post by **JellyBelly** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:20 am

I have the shop manual. 5 years...that's nice to know. My '77 was a storage unit find...so it needs replacing for sure. the '78 was in a similar state. So definitely time to replace.

Placerville · Post by **Placerville** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 1:23 am

http://www.ngwclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3544

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