Serpentine belt snapped A63 near J45 M1 Leeds

[Rangey185]

Leaving Rothwell and my belts snapped

I'm on bypass above the M1 just before the turn off to the A63 heading to Leeds

I have a new belt and tools with me I've no idea how
To replace it

Anyone near by that could help??

 

[lyron]

Land Rover 300tdi serpentine belt information ( hidden vid) - YouTube

Land Rover 300tdi Drive Belt - Tool for Removal and Refit of Serpentine Belt - YouTube

hope this lot helps.

ron.

 

[jackmac]

To fit the new belt, get it on all the pulleys except the tensioner pulley (the smooth one with holes in). Then make sure it's nice and tight.
Get a 15mm spanner out, put it on the tensioner pulley nut with the tail of the spanner going out to the right as you look at it. The pull up on the spanner hard, as if you were trying to undo it. What you're doing is moving the tensioner pulley upwards on its arm, when you've got it high enough you should be able to slip the belt under it and then let it back down again.

 

[Rangey185]

Cheers guys, I got the belt back on but then it immediately came off due to the pulley to the above right of the tensioner becoming stuck? It was wobbling before I put the new belt on.

I'll try upload a picture

 

[The Mad Hat Man]

Txtd Kawak

 

[blue beasty]

Have you got recovery?

 

[jackmac]

Sounds like your water pump bearings have collapsed, you will need another pump or recovery.

 

[blue beasty]

sounds like your water pump bearings have collapsed, you will need another pump or recovery.

+1

 

[Rangey185]

Yeah rang the AA should be here for 3:40pm

I think the water pump pulley is wobbling and when I put the new belt on it became dislodged and is now stuck so I can't get it back out to put the belt on.

Any reason for is being wobbly? It's the pulley at the very top of the engine near the air filter

Thanks for the quick responses btw

 

[Rangey185]

Does anyone local have a spare water pump?

Is there any way to get it going without one

 

[blue beasty]

Yeah rang the AA should be here for 3:40pm

I think the water pump pulley is wobbling and when I put the new belt on it became dislodged and is now stuck so I can't get it back out to put the belt on.

Any reason for is being wobbly? It's the pulley at the very top of the engine near the air filter

Thanks for the quick responses btw

Bearings gone, with luck the belt going will have saved worse damage

 

[Paul D]

As Beasty said .. no point trying to fix it roadside unless you have a new waterpump, it'll only screw something else up as the belt will probably fall off straight away anyhow!

 

[The Mad Hat Man]

Silly Q - wot injun?

 

[Rangey185]

AA are here now. Trying to phone an auto spares company to get a new water pump

Does anyone local have one I could buy?

 

[The Mad Hat Man]

That pic don't look like my 300TDi

 

[Rangey185]

Definitely my water pump, off to an aautospares company now they have one for £25.

The lad at AA is really helpful he's tracked down the part for me and he's taking me for the part now!

 

[jackmac]

Make sure you either get a new gasket as well, or some decent instant gasket.

 

[Rangey185]

We got 2 of the bolts on the pulley off and the last one he rounded

He's still trying now to get the rounded bolt off but where do I stand? Are they liable to pay the garage fees because he rounded it?

Think I'm getting tower home and being given a courtesy car

 

[blue beasty]

Sounds like he's going above and beyond to help you out so why give him grief?

 

[Rangey185]

I never gave him any grief he was brilliant and even sortede out a part. Just wondered if they're liable to pay the garage fees for the bolt removing if I can't get it off at home. He said I could try get it off with my angle grinder so I'm gonna give that a go.

I didn't catch his name but he was really helpful. We had to use my snapped belt as leverage so that the pulley wouldn't spin so we could get attempt to remove the bolts.

Just waiting for a tow truck now and he sorted me a courtesy car out that I'm picking up at 7pm.