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Hope you could all join by copying / pasting the text below and adding your details. The objective of collecting this information is simply to gather data that might be useful to predict the next breakage and hopefully get the bolt replaced before it happens again.
1. Sorento Model: 2005
2. Type of Bolt (Gold/Gray) : Gray
3. Speedo in Km/Miles the Bolt Broke 1st Time : 63,000 km
4. Schedule Maintenance before breakage: 60,000 km
5. Current Speedo Reading Km/Miles : 64,000 km
If Multiple breakage, Copy and repeat points 2-5
Last edited by Aref_Bilal : 09-27-2007 at 07:51 PM.
Hope you could all join by copying / pasting the text below and adding your details. The objective of collecting this information is simply to gather data that might be useful to predict the next breakage and hopefully get the bolt replaced before it happens again.
1. Sorento Model: 2005
2. Type of Bolt (Gold/Gray) : Gray
3. Speedo in Km/Miles the Bolt Broke 1st Time : 63,000 km
4. Schedule Maintenance before breakage: 60,000 km
5. Current Speedo Reading Km/Miles : 64,000 km
If Multiple breakage, Copy and repeat points 2-5
Do you know if this is a problem with the 3.8l too?
Aref, my bolt broke while I was operating my vehicle. The dealership changed my timing belt at 96,000 km as part of the scheduled maintenance. I actually haven't seen my vehicle for a month, as it has been at the dealership since it broke.
The reason I asked you about changing the belts is because I believe nearly all bolt breakages happen after the belts are TIGHTENED TO THE MAX which is not compatible with design of the bolt or pulley.
Pistnbroke had earlier written about this and suggested loosening the belts till they squeal and then tightening them up slightly.
My car was OK when I took in for a scheduled 60,000km maintenance which also involved the changing of the timing belt. When changing the timing belt, they must remove all the other belts and the mistake happens when they put the belts back on. Each belt is pulling the pulley so hard towards it that eventually it will break-off.
1. Sorento Model: 2005
2. Type of Bolt (Gold/Gray) : Gray
3. Speedo in Km/Miles the Bolt Broke 1st Time : 5300 miles
4. Schedule Maintenance before breakage: all done as recomended
5. Current Speedo Reading Km/Miles : appx 29000 (living on borrowed time)
gray bolts break just as easy as the gold ones (Kia lies !)
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