# Timing belt question?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-question/144299>\
**Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\
**Created:** [September 18, 2006, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-question/144299 "2006-09-18T00:00:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![imported\_ca18det\_180](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecccb3/32.png) [@imported\_ca18det\_180](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_ca18det_180)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-question/144299/1 "2006-09-18T00:00:57Z")

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Hello just put a new timing belt in the CA and i have a winding sound… Wondering if this is norm… Does the belt just need some time to break in? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![imported\_ca18det\_180](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecccb3/32.png) [@imported\_ca18det\_180](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_ca18det_180)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 2:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-question/144299/2 "2006-09-20T02:22:22Z")

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Sound has still not gone away… Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Lo\_2enz0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@Lo\_2enz0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lo_2enz0)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 3:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-question/144299/3 "2006-09-20T03:52:09Z")

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your timing may be off on the belt

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**Author:** ![RS13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@RS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RS13)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-question/144299/4 "2006-09-20T09:43:03Z")

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Your tensioner and idler pully’s spun freely???

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**Author:** ![imported\_ca18det\_180](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecccb3/32.png) [@imported\_ca18det\_180](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_ca18det_180)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-question/144299/5 "2006-09-20T12:26:17Z")

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They both spun free… Do you think i over tightend the belt? I dont think the timing is off…

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**Author:** ![beatshack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f0a364/32.png) [@beatshack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/beatshack)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-question/144299/6 "2006-09-20T15:11:09Z")

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there is supposed to be a small amount of slack in the belt, it should say in the shop manual (you push down between the two cam gears on the belt and it should be X mm of sag).