so i snapped a timing belt yesterday, and am having some real troubles getting the cams correctly aligned to the crank. i've been doing the routine of:

-distributor side cam pin straight up

-put the crank to the whatever degrees of the timing

-put that sides belt in

-turn the crank over once, so the cam opposite

-put the non-distributor side cam pin straight up

-put in the belt

 

no luck

 

please help, what am i doing wrong?

http://www.economysuperstar.com/milesfox/subaru/service/timingbelt.htm

sounds like you are using the wrong mark. \use the ||| mark, not the 0 deg when lining up the crank itself

Yeah, you're using the wrong marks. Don't use the numbered TDC scale. Rotate the eninge clockwise another 90 degrees and you will see three lines

 

Looks like this: l l l

 

Use the center of those 3 lines as the mark.

wow, im an idiot. im gonna go finish it now thanks

1st try, thanks for the help