Little Butch
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Dads 300tdi just snapped a serpentine belt. Got a replacement but the smooth pulley below the tensioner is seized. How do we remedy this?
Little Butch
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Just freed it by using a bar and a hammer but it doesnt want to spin anticlockwise
jamesmartin
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pas pump should turn freely
Little Butch
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Just put a new belt on to get us home and it seemed okay. Until we gave it a rev once it was on the drive and it make a nasty noise and then chucked a load of power steering fluid out of somewhere! :s
What's the best bet? Can you replace the pulley and bearing in situ?
What's the best bet? Can you replace the pulley and bearing in situ?
jamesmartin
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you need another pump id think
Little Butch
Active Member
Just done a quick search and it would appear that's right! They look reasonably cheap though!
I've changed one on a 200tdi, not sure what they're like on a 300 though. Is it going to be a horrible job in this weather?
I've changed one on a 200tdi, not sure what they're like on a 300 though. Is it going to be a horrible job in this weather?
jamesmartin
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no quite an easy job if you can remove the pulley bolts , pumps isd bolted to a steel plate plates bolted to ali housing remove plate from ali housing 4 bolts iirc
Little Butch
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I'll have a look, cheers! 
Little Butch
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Hoping to pick a pump up on Monday. I take it the pulley is just swapped over onto the new pump with the 3 bolts?
Little Butch
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Dad's trying to remove the old pump ready for the new on. He can't get the pulley bolts undone, the whole pulley just spins. Is there a special way to lock it?
jamesmartin
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having belt on helps and wedging against one of the other bolts with a bar screw driver etc
Little Butch
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Thanks, I'll let him know
