Timing Belt direction important?

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by KWW, Jan 16, 2007.

  1. KWW

    KWW Guest

    Oh crap..... I installed a new timing belt along with water pump, serpentine
    belt, etc...... and after it was all together read an article someone posted
    mentioning that they thought that the arrows on the new belt should point to
    the front of the car........ I hope not....... if it is a new belt..... I
    did not see that in the directions from hma on line instructions...... so I
    may or may not have installed it that way.

    2003 Santa Fe 2.7 Litre, 63,000 miles.
    Thanks.
     
    KWW, Jan 16, 2007
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  2. KWW

    Matt Whiting Guest

    I'm not familiar with the Santa Fe in particular, but when most parts
    have an arrow on them it is for a reason and typically points to the
    direction that the part should rotate if a moving part or towards the
    front of the car if not a moving part.

    Matt
     
    Matt Whiting, Jan 16, 2007
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  3. KWW

    hyundaitech Guest

    The arrows on the belt point in the direction of rotation.
     
    hyundaitech, Jan 17, 2007
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  4. KWW

    KWW Guest

    What if it is installed backwards? The reason I ask is that it mentions
    marking the direction of travel if it is going to be reinstalled...
    If it does need to be flipped around, would running it for a few hours the
    wrong way hurt anything?
     
    KWW, Jan 19, 2007
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  5. KWW

    hyundaitech Guest

    It might cause some premature failures, but I wouldn't expect any
    significant damage over a short period of time.
     
    hyundaitech, Jan 19, 2007
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  6. KWW

    hyundaitech Guest

    Installing the wrong way may cause it to fatigue sooner. Shouldn't be any
    noticeable effect if it's corrected within a reasonable amount of time.
     
    hyundaitech, Jan 22, 2007
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