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[Will B]

Hi peeps

Having a spot of bother trying to fit a new drive belt onto my car and I cant work out if the tensioner can be adjusted or not?

now I have the new style of drive belt and i've been told it is shorter than the last type any ideas where i'm going wrong?

[Darth Loo-knee]

Hi peeps

Having a spot of bother trying to fit a new drive belt onto my car and I cant work out if the tensioner can be adjusted or not?

now I have the new style of drive belt and i've been told it is shorter than the last type any ideas where i'm going wrong?

Who has told you that?
Give me a ring I will see if I can help you over the phone

[feeutfo]

new style of drive belt?

not sure what you mean, removing the old belt would make it clear how to fit the new one.

With a 15 mill spanner and the tensioner fully backed off to the right, it should be just possible to slip the new belt on, but it has to fitt snug and tightly on the full belt run to fit over the pulley.

Spanner must be "inside" the belt run.

[Will B]

Well I ordered it from autovaux and it says on the bottom of the page:

"Additional Information
Does not fit V6 Petrol Engines without Aircon This part supercedes a belt which is 2260mm in older models. A technical bulletin can be emailed to you to demonstrate how to fit the new shorter belt."

so I was thinking I cant be the only person struggling with this lol

[Will B]

new style of drive belt?

not sure what you mean, removing the old belt would make it clear how to fit the new one.

With a 15 mill spanner and the tensioner fully backed off to the right, it should be just possible to slip the new belt on, but it has to fitt snug and tightly on the full belt run to fit over the pulley.

Spanner must be "inside" the belt run.

How do you back it off to the right? I tried to undo the pully nut ( 15 mil ) but it was uber strong and I couldn't budge it so I thought instead of trashing a new tensioner i'll ask first

[Darth Loo-knee]

Well I ordered it from autovaux and it says on the bottom of the page:

"Additional Information
Does not fit V6 Petrol Engines without Aircon This part supercedes a belt which is 2260mm in older models. A technical bulletin can be emailed to you to demonstrate how to fit the new shorter belt."

so I was thinking I cant be the only person struggling with this lol

Sorry miss read your post..
There are two different Auxbelts for V6's, one for cars with Air Con, One without Air Con

[Will B]

Well I ordered it from autovaux and it says on the bottom of the page:

"Additional Information
Does not fit V6 Petrol Engines without Aircon This part supercedes a belt which is 2260mm in older models. A technical bulletin can be emailed to you to demonstrate how to fit the new shorter belt."

so I was thinking I cant be the only person struggling with this lol

Sorry miss read your post..
There are two different Auxbelts for V6's, one for cars with Air Con, One without Air Con

It is the right belt as it's the same part no as the old one just cant get it on without adjusting the tensioner and I don't know how thats done  :-/

[feeutfo]

new style of drive belt?

not sure what you mean, removing the old belt would make it clear how to fit the new one.

With a 15 mill spanner and the tensioner fully backed off to the right, it should be just possible to slip the new belt on, but it has to fitt snug and tightly on the full belt run to fit over the pulley.

Spanner must be "inside" the belt run.

How do you back it off to the right? I tried to undo the pully nut ( 15 mil ) but it was uber strong and I couldn't budge it so I thought instead of trashing a new tensioner i'll ask first

anti clock wise removes the pulley, clockwise backs the tensioner off to allow the belt to be refitted.

So fit the spanner, turn clockwise to tighten the nut, once tight keep going, the tensioners will arm will move to allow belt fitting.

[The Red Baron]

Well I ordered it from autovaux and it says on the bottom of the page:

"Additional Information
Does not fit V6 Petrol Engines without Aircon This part supercedes a belt which is 2260mm in older models. A technical bulletin can be emailed to you to demonstrate how to fit the new shorter belt."

so I was thinking I cant be the only person struggling with this lol

Sorry miss read your post..
There are two different Auxbelts for V6's, one for cars with Air Con, One without Air Con

It is the right belt as it's the same part no as the old one just cant get it on without adjusting the tensioner and I don't know how thats done  :-/

i use a 15mm socket & a breaker bar, looking at it from the front, pull it over to the right, slip belt on & release tension.

[Will B]

Well I ordered it from autovaux and it says on the bottom of the page:

"Additional Information
Does not fit V6 Petrol Engines without Aircon This part supercedes a belt which is 2260mm in older models. A technical bulletin can be emailed to you to demonstrate how to fit the new shorter belt."

so I was thinking I cant be the only person struggling with this lol

Sorry miss read your post..
There are two different Auxbelts for V6's, one for cars with Air Con, One without Air Con

It is the right belt as it's the same part no as the old one just cant get it on without adjusting the tensioner and I don't know how thats done  :-/

i use a 15mm socket & a breaker bar, looking at it from the front, pull it over to the right, slip belt on & release tension.

So I put a 15 mil socket on the nut that is on the pully? and undo the nut then pull the pully to the right put the belt on and then release? :-?

[Darth Loo-knee]

Well I ordered it from autovaux and it says on the bottom of the page:

"Additional Information
Does not fit V6 Petrol Engines without Aircon This part supercedes a belt which is 2260mm in older models. A technical bulletin can be emailed to you to demonstrate how to fit the new shorter belt."

so I was thinking I cant be the only person struggling with this lol

Sorry miss read your post..
There are two different Auxbelts for V6's, one for cars with Air Con, One without Air Con

It is the right belt as it's the same part no as the old one just cant get it on without adjusting the tensioner and I don't know how thats done  :-/

i use a 15mm socket & a breaker bar, looking at it from the front, pull it over to the right, slip belt on & release tension.

So I put a 15 mil socket on the nut that is on the pully? and undo the nut then pull the pully to the right put the belt on and then release? :-?

Put the 15mm socket or spanner onto the nut, push the spanner or socket clockwise to release the tension of the belt. Slip off the belt, then refit the new belt the same way

[The Red Baron]

Well I ordered it from autovaux and it says on the bottom of the page:

"Additional Information
Does not fit V6 Petrol Engines without Aircon This part supercedes a belt which is 2260mm in older models. A technical bulletin can be emailed to you to demonstrate how to fit the new shorter belt."

so I was thinking I cant be the only person struggling with this lol

Sorry miss read your post..
There are two different Auxbelts for V6's, one for cars with Air Con, One without Air Con

It is the right belt as it's the same part no as the old one just cant get it on without adjusting the tensioner and I don't know how thats done  :-/

i use a 15mm socket & a breaker bar, looking at it from the front, pull it over to the right, slip belt on & release tension.

So I put a 15 mil socket on the nut that is on the pully? and undo the nut then pull the pully to the right put the belt on and then release? :-?

no no, s above but tighten & the tensioner will move over to the right & allow you to slip the belt on.

[Will B]

Well I ordered it from autovaux and it says on the bottom of the page:

"Additional Information
Does not fit V6 Petrol Engines without Aircon This part supercedes a belt which is 2260mm in older models. A technical bulletin can be emailed to you to demonstrate how to fit the new shorter belt."

so I was thinking I cant be the only person struggling with this lol

Sorry miss read your post..
There are two different Auxbelts for V6's, one for cars with Air Con, One without Air Con

It is the right belt as it's the same part no as the old one just cant get it on without adjusting the tensioner and I don't know how thats done  :-/

i use a 15mm socket & a breaker bar, looking at it from the front, pull it over to the right, slip belt on & release tension.

So I put a 15 mil socket on the nut that is on the pully? and undo the nut then pull the pully to the right put the belt on and then release? :-?

Put the 15mm socket or spanner onto the nut, push the spanner or socket clockwise to release the tension of the belt. Slip off the belt, then refit the new belt the same way

Got ya

so you have to try and do it up not undo which is where I was going wrong 

[The Red Baron]

correct

[Will B]

thanks everyone I'll go and have a crack before the light go's