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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: stevo211 on 31 July 2009, 18:10

Title: aux belt
Post by: stevo211 on 31 July 2009, 18:10

hey all a friend of mine at work who has a 1.8 golf mk3 looked at my car today and said my aux belt was on wrong i was wondering should the belt be over or under the water pump as mine was over ive swapped it round to see if it would fit the other way and it does but ive not let it get warm in case it overheats by the way it is a 8v gti thanks

Title: Re: aux belt
Post by: stevo211 on 01 August 2009, 06:25

anyone

Title: Re: aux belt
Post by: Reasty on 01 August 2009, 11:07

Theres 2 belts,one drive the alternator and this is the fatter belt of the two and the thinner belt goes around the other 3 pulleys,nothing goes under anything the belt in question goes around the outside of the 3 pulleys to make kinda an off circle.

Title: Re: aux belt
Post by: stevo211 on 01 August 2009, 20:11

i mean the altenator belt the wide one  where it comes off the crank round the w/p and then the altenator i was wondering if the belt ran on the top or the bottom of the water pump. thanks

Title: Re: aux belt
Post by: Matty-MK3 on 01 August 2009, 20:20

TBH I'm unsure if it is the water pump at the bottom, but the belt goes like this:

(http://i26.tinypic.com/x6ilfk.jpg)

Title: Re: aux belt
Post by: gtigolfthree on 01 August 2009, 20:28

I think it is the w/p the other belt is for the power steering pump anyway the belt should be on the pulleys there is no where else for it to go, usually grooved belt and pulleys.

Title: Re: aux belt
Post by: Reasty on 01 August 2009, 20:49

Yeh there is only one way for this belt to go on as it is grooved?! anyway it goes round the outside of the pulleys the grooves sit in the grooves.

Title: Re: aux belt
Post by: stevo211 on 02 August 2009, 08:39

thanx yea it was on wrong but my belt is tensioned by the altenator that was what was puzzling me the belt will fit on 2 ways ill take a pic then you can understand what i mean