Expect to lose some skin off your knuckles.
sorry for the happy news.....
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| Author: | Jono [ Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Fan Belt |
Is there any easy way to change the fan belt on a mini? Thanks. |
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| Author: | Hanra [ Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:13 pm ] |
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Nope..... |
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| Author: | 9YaTaH [ Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | No |
No...you can try and feed it around the fan blades one by one until you get the whole belt around back....but it ain't easy!! |
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| Author: | Mick [ Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:17 pm ] |
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Expect to lose some skin off your knuckles. sorry for the happy news.....
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| Author: | Blokeinamoke [ Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:19 pm ] |
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My order of business; - loosen the alternator and move forward - remove fan - remove water pump pulley - put on belt - put two bolts in water pump pulley to keep it lined up - reposition and tighten alternator - remove bolts form waterpump pulley - install fan and pulley |
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| Author: | Hanra [ Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:25 pm ] |
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U forgot to mention removal of the old belt...Otherwise, follow that procedure and u will be right... Its not a simple as a belt on a Dinosaur Buick V6.. |
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| Author: | Blokeinamoke [ Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:27 pm ] |
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Hanra wrote: U forgot to mention removal of the old belt...
I had assumed it had busted and was lying beside some inconveniently remote road. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:33 pm ] |
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Blokeinamoke wrote: My order of business;
- loosen the alternator and move forward - remove fan - remove water pump pulley - put on belt - put two bolts in water pump pulley to keep it lined up - reposition and tighten alternator - remove bolts form waterpump pulley - install fan and pulley Um- why do you need to remove the water pump pulley...?? never seen the need on an Oz Mini or Moke.. |
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| Author: | Blokeinamoke [ Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:37 pm ] |
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I put the belt on the pulley and reattach the pulley rather than stretching the belt. It means I dont need to loosen the alternator much and that I can do the job one handed (a requirement of mine )
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| Author: | 9YaTaH [ Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | they come pre-stretched??? |
Blokeinamoke wrote: I put the belt on the pulley and reattach the pulley rather than stretching the belt. It means I dont need to loosen the alternator much and that I can do the job one handed (a requirement of mine
)Ummmm But you want to stretch the belt ever so slightly....new ones stretch a little anyway and may need re-tightening....its something I have always checked 
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| Author: | Blokeinamoke [ Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: they come pre-stretched??? |
9YaTaH wrote: Blokeinamoke wrote: I put the belt on the pulley and reattach the pulley rather than stretching the belt. It means I dont need to loosen the alternator much and that I can do the job one handed (a requirement of mine )Ummmm But you want to stretch the belt ever so slightly....new ones stretch a little anyway and may need re-tightening....its something I have always checked my problem is that my busted hands cant physically stretch the belt over- so that is my alternative - I take the slack out with the alternator. |
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| Author: | Mick [ Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:57 pm ] |
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It's getting the fan bolts off that has me crying like an 8 year old girl. |
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| Author: | Mike_Byron [ Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:04 pm ] |
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You mean its not an easy task ???? haha twenty minutes to have the hanging from the end of a hydraulic hoist above the car - undo the top radiator bracket and pull the radiator forward after removing the top radiator house. Loosen alternator - slip the new belt over the fan blades then over the alternator pulley. Adjust tension, refit top radiator hose and radiator bracket. Refit engine - easy peasy |
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| Author: | Mike_Byron [ Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:06 pm ] |
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Now having said the above removal of engine was the way to go - its not !!!!! But the fan belt is a terrible job as each above has testified. |
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| Author: | Spaceboy [ Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:13 pm ] |
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yeah fit it around the fan blades one by one, use the indent in the radiator shroud put there for this purpose |
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