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After 5 years and 118,000 miles, I decided it would be prudent to change the Accessory Drive Belt.
It is easy for the experienced, not so for those unfamiliar, Therefore I hope you will find this page useful.
With the engine out, this job should take less than 5 minutes, but the access makes doing the job in one hour a reasonable timescale.
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First look at the layout
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Next the Tools
As there is not much space between the tensioner and the chassis, tool choice is critical.
- A 1/2inch drive with a very shallow front to back distance.
I found my small ratchet just fitted into the hole.
- A long bar with a 8mm hex drive welded into a hole near the end.
- a 8mm hex bit
- a 10mm ratchet spanner to drive the hex bit
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Remove the plastic cover
This is quite straightforward
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Compress the tensioner
- Get the 1/2inch drive into the square hole in the tensioner.
Make sure it is deep into the hole.
- Tension the spring as far as possible
I found I had to use a length of pipe on the handle to get the necessary leverage
- wriggle the belt off the Air Con pulley
- Remove the bolt at the lower end of the spring
- Relax before the next stage = Tea recommended
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Loosen the tensioner pivot and remove the belt
- Now you will need the long bar with the 8mm drive welded near the end.
- Locate the 8mm hole in the end of the bolt
Insert the tool well into the hole
Make sure it is deep into the hole.
- Slacken the bolt
- Now working over the top of the engine
- Use the 8mm bit and ratchet spanner to loosen the bolt around 4 turns
- Back underneath
gradually work the belt flat against the engine side cover
and then through the gap by the pulley
Yes, you have to wriggle, but it does go
- Now the old belt comes free
- Relax before the next stage = More tea recommended
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Examine the belt
Here is my picture of the belt, 5 years old and 118,000 miles service
Now a similar picture of a new belt
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Fitting the new belt
Well that is simply the reverse of removing the old one
If your belt has broken and you did not need to go through the pain of removing in, don't despare
You still have the pain of loosening the Tensioner Pivot Bolt = Enjoy. |
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