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Offline rubjonny

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Re: MK2 Golf belt
« Reply #10 on: 08 February 2008, 10:21 »
15mm seems a bit loose to me, i always set it to 5mm.  also re-check it after a week, and then again after another week, they tend to stretch a bit
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Re: MK2 Golf belt
« Reply #11 on: 08 February 2008, 21:28 »
would work in imperial, but most kids now are metric, 15mm does sound alot but half inch is the guidelines! for any tri pulley belt, the more pulleys the tighter it can be due to the load being shared more. may not be right for everyone, but always work the way i was taught.  :wink:
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Re: MK2 Golf belt
« Reply #12 on: 09 February 2008, 14:07 »
be careful not to strip the teeth on the bolt and bracket...  :angry:

mine is as tight as I can get it (bearing in mind the above are stripped, so tightened by pushing the alternator as hard as i could), new belt fitted last sunday, and still squeels.
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Re: MK2 Golf belt
« Reply #13 on: 09 February 2008, 18:39 »
I pressed the belt today and it has at the very most 8-10mm play when feeling how tight it is.
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Re: MK2 Golf belt
« Reply #14 on: 09 February 2008, 20:45 »
if it still squeels, then take it off the pulleys and emery the pulley groves a bit, they probably just shinnied up over the years, it may be worth just a lite emery of the belt too as they shine up too  :wink:
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Re: MK2 Golf belt
« Reply #15 on: 10 February 2008, 14:04 »
Quote from: herbster on 09 February 2008, 20:45
if it still squeels, then take it off the pulleys and emery the pulley groves a bit, they probably just shinnied up over the years, it may be worth just a lite emery of the belt too as they shine up too  :wink:

just tried this on mine... as my brand new tight belt was squeeling away to itself. sounds ok now, off for a 40 mile drive later to test it!

edit - works a treat!!
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Re: MK2 Golf belt
« Reply #16 on: 08 March 2013, 17:41 »
Quote from: BaxGTI on 07 February 2008, 19:55
Just sounds like your fan belt. If it goes and your battery light comes on, DON'T drive. That' show I've just knackered my head gasket or something around there... lol.

Bax, you lol'd your Headgasket, you loon!

Just had the same thing happen to me this week - Battery light and the revs dropping off. I didn't let it get hot though, as I must have done 4 headgaskets on various cars!

Great advice as always from fellow GGTIF members, cheers all!
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Re: MK2 Golf belt
« Reply #17 on: 08 March 2013, 18:51 »
Righty O!

Less than an hour since my last post, and I'm back here. For your amusement only;

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Have a great weekend - Unfortunately due to my own stupidity, I won't!



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