KIA Sedona New Timing Belt Issue #2

2nd attempt of installing new timing belt, issue here is it's hard to remove any slack in belt before auto tensioner pin is pulled, following instructions to the T but it's a struggle.

[@ramonramirez1311]

Ponga los engranes de árbol de levas en sus marcas y sostenga ambos engranes con unas pinzas de precion de pero no aplique mucha fuerza alas pinzas para no dañar los engranes y hasi logrará mantenerlos en sus marcas mientras coloca la banda de tiempo comience por el lado derecho y termine en el tencionador y jire la polea del tencionador al contrario de las manecillas del reloj apliqué 43 lbs ala polea no al tornillo y luego apriete el tornillo

[@DKSE123]

Do you need any special tools to lock the cams in place ? Are these any harder to do than a 2.7 delta engine?

[@STGenKIASedona]

I rented the cam gear holder tool and did not work, so looked at youtube videos and used vice grips to hold gears, big and small for rear rear.

[@samnkosi7728]

Which other vehicles usese same engine as Kia 2.5

[@vlad_lyubenov]

Hello. I am suffering the same issue. Tried twice already and each time it is jumping a tooth. Did you found a solution for a proper putting the belt on?

[@STGenKIASedona]

Yes I had same issue, if I remember right, as far as getting belt tight ,put socket on crank bolt, turn it counter clockwise a little bit, then pull tensioner pin, something like that but it involved the turning of crank bolt to get slack perfect , mechanic neighbor told me and it worked. make sure alignment marks are right when done.

[@vlad_lyubenov]

@@STGenKIASedona Thanks a lot. I will do my best to get the all the slack off.