I'm changing the timing belt on my '96 Corolla. The hard part was breaking free the harmonic balancer bolt. I tried jamming the camshaft to keep the engine from spinning while turning the bolt, but after a few sudden jumps, I began to worry that the timing belt was slipping and tried another way. ( I wish I had looked at the timing marks before turning that bolt, but I didn't.)
Now, with the crank at TDC, the cam sprocket is oriented at a peculiar angle, as shown in the photo below:
I assume that the "K-spoke", (one of two with a hole through it, the other being the "A-spoke) should allign with the notch on top of the bearing cap, and that I have in fact slipped two notches. But being trained in the "never assume anything" school of thought . . . can anyone confirm this assumption? How should the cam sprocket be oriented at TDC?