Bouning pin chewed a groove on my timing belt

[supracruzer]

I removed the timing cover on my 7M-GE and discovered a dowel pin sitting on top of the timing belt above the tensioner wheel. Yikes... Excellent forum by the way! :drink:
Fortunately the only damage was a groove in the belt. It seems the pin was being wedged between the tensioner wheel and the cover housing, although it was loose when I found it.
Anyone seen this problem? ...oh, and where'd that pin come from?

Pin is about 6mm dia x 10mm length

 

[CT26smoker]

Sounds like a cam-cam gear dowel pin fell out durring assembly,
better check or you will have even more problems.

Belts are cheap, but pain in the A$$ to change,
but better than having a belt failure out on the road.

 

[supracruzer]

Thanks for the replly smoker... I'll take each gear off and see if the pins are in place.

 

[Dirgle]

It sounds like the pivot pin for the tensioner pulley. It's located where the red arrow is pointing.

 

[CT26smoker]

The pivot pin for the tensioner pulley is 8mm diameter, so probably not....

 

[Dirgle]

Hmm, wasn't aware it was that big. Well I guess it's not the tensioner pin then. I wonder where it came from. The cam pins are held in place by a large washer, so I doubt it's that either, plus they are 5MM and would have difficulty working there way out 10mm with the washer in place.