Ferrari 355 Step By Step Cam Timing Belts Part 2. DIY belts service made easy to follow, using simple tools and a home garage.
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Alternator/ Water Pump belt 199837
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Fuel tank was also removed on my Mondial T to do the timing belts. Thanks for explaining the belts, tensioner, and bearings. It all makes sense now for this Ferrari newbie.
You must have needed a chiropractor after that job ! Assuming you had a good running car to start with, I wouldn't bother to remove the cam covers, but you did a fine job here. My favorite comment was the guy who said "thank you for the excellent tutorial. I'm still not going to try it". Smart man…
Scott just swap a Ford GT powertrain in it and your good to go for many years…LMAO
very simple and skilfull demonstration of an engine-in belt service on an F355. Quite possibly your best video ever!. Ferrari mechanics must be coming undone at their seams right about now LOL
Vice Grips the otherside of the pond??? everyone everywhere knows they are vice grips, "MOLE is a make/brand, i actually still own several pairs made by mole!!! Its just exactly the same as "HOOVER" Just a brand but everyone everywhere knows it a vacuum cleaner 😉
How important is it to degree the cams during this procedure? Some argue that verifying cam timing is a critical part.
Terrific filming , commentary and mechanical knowledge.
I am looking forward to watching the other videos.
Very good, thanks for sharing that!
Get yourself a 1 meter breaker bar with a 1 inch drive for £25 plus £20 for a drive adapter kit.
The chances of me ever owning a 355 or any other Maranello product is just about zero, however as a keen student of auto engineering I found your videos fabulous. I am getting a bit old to go through the contortions that you managed to get to some of the bits. Fortunately I have a pit in my workshop so that makes life a little easier. Best wishes.
To be exact the bolt size is not 36mm or 17mm what the socket is. 17mm socket size equals to a M10 bolt and 36mm to M24. But great videos 🙂
Cut the belt w/ razor blade. Easy removal
Majestic work ! Quick question, do you think a manual rack conversion is worth it? Apparently they offered it as an option in Europe.
https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/f355-steering-rack-removal-and-replacement.397983/
in the old days we would wedge breaker bar against floor and flick key to crack crank pully bolt then time it up i would in this instance jack a block of wood into ring gear to hold crank still (but i love your tool ive made similar myself its a line of thought that is so hard to find nowadays) in gear and handbrake to tighten locktight to be sure.
I can definitely relate to the "Actually, its undoing that…or its stripping the threads" moment.
I don't understand, if you (as an amateur mechanic) are able to do this with engine in, why can't the professionals do it? Or better asked, why don't they do it?
Jeepers! I stuggle with my old Celica, but watching this guy I feel confident that I could now tackle a Ferrari. The guy is Brilliant… so clear and easy to understand. What a top guy!
Great Step by Step instructions! Nice to see each and every bolt! Thanks Scott
I struggled with my ikea chest so I’ll be leave this one to the professionals. Kudos.
Great video Ferrari’s are like every other car in the world just nuts and bolts lol
Glad to see that a 5k dollar and more service is being done by a guy in his garage
I have had the pleasure of working on a few and it’s no harder then a corvette or MB meaning you need patients parts are expensive but taking the cheap way out will cost more later time and money spent doing right the first time pays off especially if you’re doing the labor
Did I miss it? What do you do if the cam belt tensioner gap is out of spec after replacing the belt and tensioner and turning the engine over a few times?
AMAZING VIDEO YOU ARE THE MAN ! Have you worked in a Ferrari workshop in the past ?
Please do a timing belt service video on the Testarossa. As far as I know nobody has done one and I need the info. Thank you buddy.
Your videos are the best in technical advice of Ferraris I ve ever seen…I wish, I had the power to do this work on my good old F355 GTS ..
You just made me wanna buy a 355. Like I was scare doing it, but since you can show DIY vids, I'll finally can get my dream car.