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Originally Posted by tstark
I'm at TDC with the flywheel lock installed. Are you saying I need to remove the flywheel lock, rotate the crank, find TDC again, then tension the belt?
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Not exactly. If you have everything lined up, ie the belt is ready to go, you can remove the lock. the belt will keep the timing in place. And yes, you should tension the belt with the flywheel lock off, as I understand it, so you can be rotating the system whenever you need.
Otherwise, one portion of the belt tends to have greater tension than the other portion, so your tensioning -- whatever method -- will be useless.
Really, you may want to see Van's videos. he goes through several checkpoints to ensure proper tension, such as the "spinning WP" method, "twist" method, clearances, and even the harmonics of a properly tensioned belt. Good stuff.