Where is the flywheel inspection cover on a 1991 ford escort 1.9L? I am attempting to change timing belt.
There is a small cover on the bottom center of the transmission. It's held in by 2, 8mm bolts.
To change the timing belt: first place the right side of the vehicle on
a jack stand and remove the right front tire. Remove the plastic cover
inside the wheel well to expose the harmonic balancer. Remove the
serpentine belt (standard 3/8" rachet will set in the belt tensioner to
relieve tension). Remove the harmonic balancer (19mm). Place a jack
under the engine on the right side of the vehicle, then remove the
engine mount from the top of the fender well, (17mm deep well socket
and 17mm wrench required) it is not necessary to remove the mount from
the side of the engine. Remove the timing cover, (10mm) it has 2 nuts.
Loosen the timing belt tensioner, (10mm) then pry it away to relieve
the tension. Slide the timing belt off of the cam gear.
To
position the new belt, the cam gear has a arrow on it, and the cylinder
head has a small dot. Align the arrow with dot, and make sure it is
aligned (the arrow must point up). The crank gear has a notch and the
engine has a groove to align the notch. Again, make sure the notch and
groove are aligned (they again will be up). Place the new timing belt
in position around the crank gear, the water pump and belt tensioner
and leave the slack at the top. Again relieve any tension from the belt
tensioner, and slide the belt on to the cam gear. Place a slight bit of
tension on the belt and tighten the belt tensioner. Use the 19mm bolt
from the harmonic balancer and turn the engine 2 complete turns and
verify that the cam gear and crank gear are in their proper positions
and aligned with the dots and notches. After 2 complete turns of the
engine, and verifying everything is still aligned, re-assemble in
reverse. No further adjustment is necessary.
Note:There is no
timing adjustment for this vehicle, and if you are not properly aligned
on the cam gear and crank gear it will not run properly.
Fig. Fig. 1: Install a flywheel holding tool in a transaxle
mounting hole on the engine, and engage the tooth of the tool into the
flywheel ring gear
Fig. Fig. 2: Position the clutch disc and pressure plate into the
installed position and support them with a clutch aligning tool
Fig. Fig. 3: Tighten the pressure plate-to-flywheel retaining bolts to specification in the sequence illustrated
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