Emergecy Help!
#1
Emergecy Help!
Hi, I have just joined this forum cos I got a problem with a volvo s40.
1st a bit of history -
Volvo S40 1.8 (98)
I bought this car new in 98 drove it for 179,000 miles and the sold it to my dad. he has covered a further 22,000 miles in it and then I borrowed it this weekend as he needed my estate...
I have just been for a drive in it and the Aux Drive belt snapped...
I don't have the haynes manual here but urgently need to know if it's a job I can handle in the morning????
Any body done this yet?????
Stephen
1st a bit of history -
Volvo S40 1.8 (98)
I bought this car new in 98 drove it for 179,000 miles and the sold it to my dad. he has covered a further 22,000 miles in it and then I borrowed it this weekend as he needed my estate...
I have just been for a drive in it and the Aux Drive belt snapped...
I don't have the haynes manual here but urgently need to know if it's a job I can handle in the morning????
Any body done this yet?????
Stephen
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RE: Emergecy Help!
Thanks for your encouragement guys. I have done it.
only took 5 hours. Changing the bel itself wasn't too bad a job, but I didn't get to that until and 4.5 hours into the job.
My concern was " Why did the belt come off?" the answer was there straight away. The idle pulley and tension mechanism was screwed. Volvo were able to supply a new one at £49. and they assured me that if you were confident enough it could be done by yourself... It is possible but I couldn't find any instructions in the Haynes book, as this part lasts forever (or 201,000 miles),
So heres how I did it, I removed the Powersteering pump, then the Alternator, and then the Aircon Pump. Next I had to remove the whole ally plate that the tensioner is attached to, just so I could get a socket on the one bolt that holds the tensioner on. After that, just do the reverse.... yawn. long winded but not too fidly.
Cheers
Stephen
only took 5 hours. Changing the bel itself wasn't too bad a job, but I didn't get to that until and 4.5 hours into the job.
My concern was " Why did the belt come off?" the answer was there straight away. The idle pulley and tension mechanism was screwed. Volvo were able to supply a new one at £49. and they assured me that if you were confident enough it could be done by yourself... It is possible but I couldn't find any instructions in the Haynes book, as this part lasts forever (or 201,000 miles),
So heres how I did it, I removed the Powersteering pump, then the Alternator, and then the Aircon Pump. Next I had to remove the whole ally plate that the tensioner is attached to, just so I could get a socket on the one bolt that holds the tensioner on. After that, just do the reverse.... yawn. long winded but not too fidly.
Cheers
Stephen
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