[Vwdiesel] winter hijinks

[Mary Beth and Chris Geiser]

Chris,
	On my '91 Ecodiesel, you tension the alternator belt using the
tensioner pulley between the alternator and AC.  You loosen the
tensioner pulley nut, then there's a bolt on the front (radiator side)
of the bracket that you turn to move the whole tensioner pulley in or
out.  Not a lot of space to work, but not horrible compared to some
procedures.  Make sure that the belt to the AC compressor is tight
first, as that adjustment does affect the alternator belt adjustment.  I
did have to buy a size down on the alternator belt, as I ran out of
adjustment on the alternator with the stock size (is that what you were
talking about in the first place??)
	That is the one pain in the rear part of this, is that if the
alt. belt breaks or is too big, you have to take the two other belts off
(power steering, AC/water pump) before you get down to the alt belt, yet
you can't check adjustment on the alt belt before you install and
tension the other two...

Chris


-----Original Message-----
From: vwdiesel-admin at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-admin at vwfans.com] On
Behalf Of TexasTDI
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 7:42 PM
To: Shalyn Shourds
Cc: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] winter hijinks

Small world.  I live just outside of Tyler, about 2 hours east of you.
We
were spared the ice, just got a lot of rain.

My Jetta hasn't eaten any belts yet.  But the Alternator belt is very
loose.
And I have no way to adjust it on top of the alternator.  It appears the
only way to tighten it is to move the A/C compressor.

Chris Thornton
1991 VW Jetta GL 2 Door 1.6D - 235k miles
2000 VW Golf GLS 1.9TDI 130hp/229ftlbs - 77k miles
Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
http://www.amsoil.com
http://texastdi.com/6/ubb.x

----- Original Message -----
From: "Shalyn Shourds" <sshourds at flash.net>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 7:02 PM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] winter hijinks


> Well, here in Dallas, we got our every now and then icing.  Neither
the
> state nor the city own a snowplow, so you can imagine the fun that
> followed.  Only problem I had was weaving my way between all the
trucks
> and SUV's that were all over the place.  Particular idiots think that
if
> the highway is too slow, they'll just cut across the median to get to
> the service road.  Some people I might offer to help push out, but I
> really think those people need the time to sit and think about exactly
> how stupid that was.
>
> Fate laughed back, though, and ate my alternator belt on the way into
> work.  No real problem, I have a spare set of belts.  Wasn't real
happy
> to be doing it in the 20 degree parking lot of a sewer plant, though.
>  Now, anybody else out there with an A2 Diesel with a/c have a problem
> of eating alternator belts?  I'm pretty sure the problem is pulley
> mis-alignment.  The alternator is about 4mm off the plane of the other
> two pulleys.  I think the alternator is stock, Bosch and everything.
>  Last time I rebuilt it, I tried everything I could think of in
> re-arranging the pulley hardware to get the thing in-line, but to no
> avail.  I have lifetime belts so the money's not a problem, but it's
> annoying, happens at inopportune times, and this time there was
nothing
> left of the belt so I may have to look for a while to find a blown
belt
> in the road for an exchange.
>
> Any ideas how to arrange the pulleys?
>
> -Shalyn
>
> -85 Jetta TD
>
>
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