jeffnat68 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Gonna change the aux belt as its starting to wear quite bad.Has anyone any advice or tips on this?Cheers Jeff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alz Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 (edited) this should help you... Edited March 6, 2013 by stef123 Removed due to copyright infringement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 to prevent copyright infrignment, feel free to describe it in your own words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan_M Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 All i have to say is if its a stretchy have a lot of fun. And prepare to squeek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffnat68 Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 No worries,Got belt from fleebay £16 posted gonna fit it Saturday seems fairly straightforward according to Haynes manual but it states to remove drivers side wheel,take plastic arch surround off etc just thought I may be able to remove and fit it from the top,any ideas for a smove removal and fitting??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan_M Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 No worries,Got belt from fleebay £16 posted gonna fit it Saturday seems fairly straightforward according to Haynes manual but it states to remove drivers side wheel,take plastic arch surround off etc just thought I may be able to remove and fit it from the top,any ideas for a smove removal and fitting??? If it is a stretchy belt then just take the Stanley knife to it that's the easy way to remove it. Then i would always put the belt over the pulleys furthest away check alignment and then tighten it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffnat68 Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 Did the belt change today and very easy to do,Took less than 30 mins.Inspected the old belt and found a slice or split right across the belt through the ribs.Good job I thinks.. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan_M Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 No squeaky squeeky? My new belt squeeks a little when cold, what brand of belt have you gone with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffnat68 Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 Not sure if its squeeking as I haven't driven it yet, just sent missis out to sainsburys for food and wine ..lol. so hopefully belts still on and not sqeeking.Got a gates belt from fleebay not the stretchy kind but with the spring loaded tensioner locked in non tensioning position it was easy to get on etc..Now for the cambelt change.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan_M Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I think it's the fact that mine is stretchy, i got a Continental belt so I doubt the quality is poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyntdci Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 been along time............. does anybody have any further info as mine needs changing.... i have the belt..... Dayco is the make and purchased from euro.... to fit focus tdci with air con........ also i may need a new pas steering pump as i have had a notification on the dash saying steering failure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 what engine and age? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyntdci Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 engine 1.8tdci. year 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 simple enough as long as you can get underneath car to some degree, on the tensioner at the rear you should see a threaded block. find a suitable bolt to fit and wind bolt in carefully(as someone on here went to far and broke the block off.)until belt goes slack enough to remove. do a drawing of where belt routes before removing refitting is in reverse. job done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyntdci Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Exactly what happened. Found out a bolt.... Screwed it in.... It stated to slacken off but not enough to remove the belt.... 1/4 more turn the bugger cracked..... So down to euro and picked up for 50 quid... The rollers on the new one no where near as loose as the old... Fitted... new belt... job done... Keeps new bolt in a labeled bag with service history.. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 It may not apear to be able to remove belt but it can be done without breaking tensioner, at least its sorted now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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