[Vwdiesel] alternator belts

[Roger Brown]

"Doyt W. Echelberger" wrote:
> 
> I just replaced two broken-off bolts that secured the air conditioner
> compressor on my 85 Jetta TD.  They had lurked there for two years, making
> the system of pullies unstable, and trashing at least 4 belts.
> 
> Doyt

Did you also notice that the hole in the bracket was much larger than
the bolt was?  That was the case in my '81, I recall it was a 10mm hole
and and 8mm bolt ow solething like that.  That slop would allow the
bracket to rack back and forth that 2mm and it worked like a bolt cutter
eventually shearing off first one bolt then finally the 2nd one.  I took
out the bracket, drilled out the threaded holes and put in a full sized
bolt and after that, never had to touch the belts once I tightened them
properly.

-- 
   Roger