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bw
Alfasud
Joined: 29 Apr 2003
Posts: 55
Location: Midlands, UK
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 Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2003 12:41 pm Post subject: P4 timing belt tensioner brackets |
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Hi,
My g/f's P4 is in the garage right now for a major "better safe than sorry" service, including belts (the bane of my life).
There are 4 tensioner wheels, and the mechanic pointed out the two at the bottom of the block are pressed onto a bracket each either side. Problem is he was struggling to get the old tensioners off and snapped one of the cast-iron brackets. He mentioned something about a technical update/upgrade to this - does anybody know anything about it? Or does anyone know an easy way of removing these tensioners without stressing the brackets? They appear to push on instead of bolt on!? |
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Gary UK
Alfa Sprint
Joined: 17 Mar 2003
Posts: 218
Location: Darlington UK
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 2:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Are the brackets not part of the tensioners |
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andrew
Alfa Arna
Joined: 22 Jul 2003
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Location: Australia
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 10:04 am Post subject: |
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For someone who will soon attempt cam belt replacement on a 16V I found a site that says that a good vice can be used to press them off. I don't know anything of a technical upgrade to fix this. Anyone know of any other good guides for cam belt replacement?
http://www.alfisti.co.uk/16v_boxer_belts.htm |
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bw
Alfasud
Joined: 29 Apr 2003
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Location: Midlands, UK
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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| If you order the whole thing I think they Alfa send it along in pieces anyway, so Alfashop where I got everything from just send out the bearing for economy....unless you break the bracket of course. |
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