andyfreelandy
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So after a year !! Finally got around to the long master belt change.
No real problems, but maybe of use to others.
Steering pump pulley refused to come off, Allen bolts absolutely stuck fast. Increasing force started to round out the hole in the soft screws. However, there is a design detail that helps here. The pulley has several round holes which allow a 10mm 3/8 drive socket to pass through, unscrew pump and leave pulley on ! That was a good find.
Could not remove oil dipstick shaft. Necessary to remove engine front plate - so RAVE says. However, if you take out the retaining bolt holding the shaft to the engine, it rotates and can be pushed out of the way to allow front plate removal.
As I am working on my own, the thought of the 2 cam gears turning inwards and requiring holding, whilst fitting belt and fitting tensioner looked like a bad idea and so I fabricated a gear pulley holder which doesn't require the cam caps to be removed and allows belt removal and refitting without difficulty. I still marked the pulleys and backplate in case anything moved,.
Photo attached - 100mm MDF and 4 x coach screws which align with the pully drilled holes (used for the professional tool usually).
Hope you like it !!
No real problems, but maybe of use to others.
Steering pump pulley refused to come off, Allen bolts absolutely stuck fast. Increasing force started to round out the hole in the soft screws. However, there is a design detail that helps here. The pulley has several round holes which allow a 10mm 3/8 drive socket to pass through, unscrew pump and leave pulley on ! That was a good find.
Could not remove oil dipstick shaft. Necessary to remove engine front plate - so RAVE says. However, if you take out the retaining bolt holding the shaft to the engine, it rotates and can be pushed out of the way to allow front plate removal.
As I am working on my own, the thought of the 2 cam gears turning inwards and requiring holding, whilst fitting belt and fitting tensioner looked like a bad idea and so I fabricated a gear pulley holder which doesn't require the cam caps to be removed and allows belt removal and refitting without difficulty. I still marked the pulleys and backplate in case anything moved,.
Photo attached - 100mm MDF and 4 x coach screws which align with the pully drilled holes (used for the professional tool usually).
Hope you like it !!
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