Looking to purchase timing chain tools

[Longtrail]

First a huge shoutout to AGLR4 who first mentioned shortening the crank pulley bolt and has been providing me guidance on how much he removed, from what end; etc....

As you can see I removed just shy of 1 1/4" inches from the right hand threaded portion of the bolt; this in essence removes the "nut" portion of the thread which is needed to help seat the bolt in to the crankshaft, I used the grinder to cut two new flat surfaces at approximately 10mm to match the factory flat surfaces. This was more than amble to get the bolt secured. I have a piece of cardboard installed to protect the radiator and will say that an overall length of 10" would be too long to get the bolt installed (how do I know!). With the modified bolt installed and secured in the crankshaft I was able to install the rest of the tool with ample room; likewise when the pulley came off there was room to remove everything. If you don't want to remove the radiator and you're willing to do a little fabrication this is a great workaround. Overall length is 9 13/16".

 

[Longtrail]

Shaft in place and tool hub assembly going on:

Hub almost in place:

Additional parts of the crank removal tool going in to place:

This shows the tool when in removal "mode"; note that the bearing sets have different diameters so pay attention to where they fit. Removal requires the large hub bolt assembly to be turned anti-clockwise:

Crank pulley removal takes some cranking and didn't come loose immediately; take your time!

 

[Rover Range]

Did you remove the pulley - part that the belt rides on?
The puller will use the pulley mounting bolt holes.

 

[Longtrail]

Yes; the whole pulley is out. There are six bolts holding on the pulley; I used four of the six holes to secure the crank pulley removal tool. Here's one of them before screwing it in:

Before removing the chains etc.:

Timing marks (driver side)

Timing mark (passenger side):

I've got all the timing chains and variators removed and have started locking down the camshafts.

 

[Longtrail]

Passenger side camshaft lock down (exhaust):

Passenger side camshaft lock down (intake):

I had a pry bar and a tool locked to the variator that allowed gentle rocking back and forth of the camshaft to get the camshaft snug and in position. Next step is the driver side and then re-assembly.

Here is an image from the underside of the vehicle looking at the crank in the 6 o'clock position:

 

[Rover Range]

Crank is 180 out.
Keyway should be in the 12 o'clock position.

 

[Longtrail]

Are you sure, the manual says 6 o'clock which is where it's at:

It's sitting like this:

I'm struggling to get it lined up though, I'm OK on the two variators but off on the guide (driver side), here's the exhaust variator:

Intake variator:

Guide, but the lower portion of the chain is really slack and I can't pull it hard enough to move it to the left on the crank sprocket; I doble checked the cams are fully tightened down and don't rock back and forth so I think they're OK.

Thoughts really appreciated.

 

[Rover Range]

I'm sorry. It is 6 o'clock.

 

[Longtrail]

Phew, any thoughts on my misalignment issue? My gut is saying the crank is not quite right, am I right in thinking that the crank timing tool doesn't have just one unique position?

 

[Rover Range]

Crank tool that fits where the crank sensor is, will only fit one way.