Hello, i just purchased a 1992 Ford Ranger 2.3L.. The only thing wrong is the timing belt broke. What all do I have to do when i replace it? Any special procedures? Like aligning any marks and so on? Anyone here with a book that can scan or type some stuff out for me ?

Thanks

 

the haynes manual was wrong for changing the timing belt. i have a 91 2.3 so theyre the same.
1. unhook the neg battery cable
2. drain the radiator and remove it to make the job easier
3. remove the serpentine belt.
4. remove pulleys
5. turn the crank pulley until the notch on the pulley lines up with TDC on the timing cover. take the timing cover off (one bolt and 8 tabs around the edge) and line the mark on the cam gear with the mark on the inner timing cover
6. release the belt tensioner
7. Here's where it gets hard. you'll need to break the bolt that holds the pulley hub assembly/harmonic balancer on. to break it use an impact wrench with a high torque rating if you have one. otherwise put a pipe wrench on the cast iron hub and put a breaker bar on the bolt and break it that way (requires 2 ppl).
8. once the bolt is broke free put a harmonic balancer puller on the hub and pull the hub out just enough to slip the belt on. there is a washer behind the hub which is also behind the Crank sensor. You WONT have to loosen or remove the sensor, just leave it alone. once you pull the hub out a little then the washer will come forward also alittle just enough to slip the belt on. just be careful of the sensor.
9. when you put the belt on start at the crank gear and go counter clockwise around until the belt is on. when you get to the cam gear the belt will be a half a cog off so youll have to turn the cam gear a TINY bit to get it on. now that the belt is on put the belt tensioner back on the belt you have to turn the belt 2 complete turns clockwise to remove slack from belt. watch the belt carfully to make sure the belt doesnt jump.
10. check the belt tension and adjust the tensioner if need be. don't tighten the belt too tight though.
11. put 'er back together and fire 'er up.
12. get under the hood with the truck running and listen to the belt. if it sounds like a jet engine then the belt is too tight and needs to be attended to immedialy.

it isn't hard to do. if you have any question, post them here.

GOOD LUCK!!

 

Thanks I already removed the transmission fluid coolant lines from the radiator, just need to pull it out.

What do you mean by step #4? Remove pullys?

 

the water pump pulley. sorry

 

and once the crank is at TDC you have to take the pulley off

 

1. unhook the neg battery cable
2. drain the radiator and remove it to make the job easier
3. remove the serpentine belt.
4. remove waterpump pulley
5. turn the crank pulley until the notch on the pulley lines up with TDC on the timing cover. take the timing cover off (one bolt and 8 tabs around the edge) and line the mark on the cam gear with the mark on the inner timing cover, remove crank pulley
6. release the belt tensioner
7. Here's where it gets hard. you'll need to break the bolt that holds the pulley hub assembly/harmonic balancer on. to break it use an impact wrench with a high torque rating if you have one. otherwise put a pipe wrench on the cast iron hub and put a breaker bar on the bolt and break it that way (requires 2 ppl).
8. once the bolt is broke free put a harmonic balancer puller on the hub and pull the hub out just enough to slip the belt on. there is a washer behind the hub which is also behind the Crank sensor. You WONT have to loosen or remove the sensor, just leave it alone. once you pull the hub out a little then the washer will come forward also alittle just enough to slip the belt on. just be careful of the sensor.
9. when you put the belt on start at the crank gear and go counter clockwise around until the belt is on. when you get to the cam gear the belt will be a half a cog off so youll have to turn the cam gear a TINY bit to get it on. now that the belt is on put the belt tensioner back on the belt you have to turn the belt 2 complete turns clockwise to remove slack from belt. watch the belt carfully to make sure the belt doesnt jump.
10. check the belt tension and adjust the tensioner if need be. don't tighten the belt too tight though.
11. put 'er back together and fire 'er up.
12. get under the hood with the truck running and listen to the belt. if it sounds like a jet engine then the belt is too tight and needs to be attended to immedialy.

 

as i said i was new to fords, and i'm also new to serpentine belts..

can you clue me in on how to remove it?

 

alright nevermind i got them all off, now im at the point of removing the timing cover, i seem to have have plucked out all the tabs, but theres like no way its coming out of there without it breaking? do i have to take the pulley / haramonic balancer of to get it off also?

 

so the marks are lined up on the cam and crank. is the pulley and timing cover still on or are they off?

 

i tried to take off the timing cover like you said but it looks like you have to take off the whole haramonic balancer and pulley first?

 

take the pulley off then the cover and then the harmonic balancer

 

alright , i got the timing belt on, after cursing at the gears for about an hour trying to get that damned serpentine aligned propertly while keep everything at TDC and aligned.

I turned it over and it started right up, also while spitting tranmission fluid all over the place !!

right on thanks alot bro

 

i just noticed a sticker that talks about how you cant adjusted the timing, and it says its supposed to be set at 10degrees BTDC? whats this, does it matter?

 

that is just for trucks equipped with a distributor. ours are distributorless rigs.

 

Everything is back on, for my first time working on fords all i can say is... interesting

It runs great, turns out it only has 49,000 miles on it, and its a 1992...

I found some service charts from the last time it was ran in 2001, they had just about everything redone, from a flush to rear end checks

Expenses

50$ for truck
56.90$ for new battery and new timing belt

Total 106.90 for a nice truck

Greeat,, thanks for the help man