please someone help me with belt changes!!!

[mrsaunders]

has someone got a guide on doin the aux belts on a mk3 8v gti non a/c
cant make sense of the haynes manual  :embarassed:

[dansmk3]

PAS belt, undo the 3 retaining bolts on the pulley on the PAS pump. That belt is now off,  Alternator belt - slacken off the 2 bolts that hold the alternator so you can push down on the alternator and that belt is now loose enough to take off

Refitting is the reversal of removal, but the PAS belt is a little bit of a cow to get back on. But it will go on

Its pretty straight forward really

[Len]

has someone got a guide on doin the aux belts on a mk3 8v gti non a/c
cant make sense of the haynes manual  :embarassed:

Welcome to the joys of Mk3 ownership!

[Seanl]

Jack your car up, remove the bolts holding the pas pump mount x3 I think, and you will see a sort of geared nut that moves up a row of teeth thats on a bracket attached to the side of the engine. Loosen off the outer nut (13mm), then move the geared nut (17mm I think) back along the geared bracket. You can then remove your pas belt. Once this is off, you can then remove your aux belt as mentioned above. 

[gasketface]

Does the non a/c model not have the tensioner on the springy arm thingmy then,for the alternator belt ?

[Seanl]

No the alternator sits on a spring mounted.............mount, sort of thing!!!

There is no tensioner arm and wheel on the side.

[mrsaunders]

thanks for the help,1 last thing my golfs an m reg
 do all belts fit any 2 litre 8v golf or is there different types? some sites say my cars 1994 others say 1995 

[dan_apps]

when doing the alternator belt you may need to put more pressure on the alternator so use a pry bar and put it carefully against the block when refitting the belt and pull towards you.

[gasketface]

That's what i meant.On mine,which has aircon i do'nt need to undo any bolts to change the alternator belt,i just use gas pliers on the tensioner to pull it back on itself to remove the belt.Obviously i have to take the power steering belt off first to get the alt belt off the car.I was confused by the mention of undoing the alternator,thinking it was different on non aircon models.


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[mrsaunders]

All done guys cheers for the help, pretty straight forward in the end
Now to do sum bonnet struts an sort my breather hose,
Aagh the joys of owning a car