[Vwdiesel] belt adjustment on 85 N/A w/AC

[Terry Briggs]

Pretty much thats it. I had to replace the jacking bolt due to it was 
frozen and twisted off. I was surprised that was all the held it in. 
Mines an 86, but they are both the same mounts from what I see.
On Aug 23, 2006, at 7:00 PM, Pam & Doug Boes wrote:

> Since I had the IP off because of a seal leak at the cold start shaft 
> and I
> also had a coolant leak, replaced the water pump and the lower hoses 
> (at
> least one was original). I've partially reassembled because I'm still
> waiting for the IP rebuild. The bracket that holds the AC compressor 
> has
> threaded holes toward the engine and under the IP. There is also a 
> through
> bolt on the underside. On the side under the alternator there is a 
> jacking
> bolt for adjusting the tension and a pinch bolt for securing the 
> compressor.
> After putting in the two bolts under the IP and the through bolt 
> underneath,
> there is almost no pivot motion in the compressor. Does the through 
> bolt
> actually belong on the bottom side? It seems to me that the two bolts 
> under
> the IP should be plenty for support and will still allow belt 
> adjustments at
> the jacking bolt. Are the pivot bolts and the jacking bolt and the 
> pinch
> bolt all that is supposed to be holding the AC compressor in position?
>
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