Power steering problem

[the_rhino_uk]

I think I have found the post you where talking about :

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=12861.10

But its left a bit in-conculsive as the last post you submitted gives the impression you where still at a bit of a loss with it?

I am only going to do the power steering belt tomorrow and I wouldn't mind just getting some sort of game plan in my head before I head out there.

I had a quick look at it yesterday and there are three bolts on the side of the p/s pump where the cog is that the belt sits on.

Do I just undo these and then it should slacken enough for me to get the old one off and then put the new one on and tighten it up.

Is that really it, it sounds all too simple?

[Deefadog]

Sorry mate, i thought I had completed it.

There is a hidden bolt you need to undo! if looking at the pump from the front it's on the right of the pump and is about 4" in so you can't really see it. get an extension on your socket and it should be ok, this will release the pump and it will swivel down if you have undone the others

Do not over tighnen this bolt when you put it back on!

O yeah, may aswell replace the alternator belt while your at it as this has to come off first to get the power steering belt off! (I think, don't qoute me)

Good luck

[the_rhino_uk]

I have been out there today and the p/s pump was the bottom one and the belt went over three cogs.

SO after a lot of looking and thinking I dived in and unscrewed two bolts either side of the p/s pump and one just above one of them (o/s of the car).

I also unscrewed the tightening thingy (im guessing this is the tensioner as it looked like the part that is used to pull the pump back and therefore tighten the belt).

After all this  the ruddy thing wouldn't budge, so I noticed there was another bolt I could see on on from inside the engine bay so I unscrewed that and took it out and also lossened the bolt of the arm thing that the pump is attached too (and looked like it would allow the pump to swing free backwards and forwards).

After this sucesses! The pump move freely backwards and forwards so I pushed it towards the engine (looking from undearneath the car) and got the old belt off).

Well, thats just sodding typical of fooking Halfords!! The belt I got from them is about 2 inchs too small and will never get on!!

So I am looking at the GSF online parts site and they have the following listed:

POWER STEER.BELT-10x864  G2 1.8 8v F.Inj (+PAS) 8/83 >10/91 PAS Belt 

FAN/POW.STEER.BELT-10x735  G2 PAS Belt 

Now I am guessing that the first one is the one to go for but can anyone confirm this for me please as I don't wanna fork out and try it all again without being sure its the corrcet on this time.

Thanks

[Gambit]

id just buy both seeing as they are only about 2.50 each

or take your old belt to halfords and get them to replace the one you purchased with the correct item

[the_rhino_uk]

Yeah I know, its just annoying after all that time working it out and struggling with rusty bolts and freezing my bum off today the sodding part is too small!

I even got the guy at Halfords to double check as I thought it looked too small and he asured me it was correct according to his parts list on the computer.

Is it easy to get the fan belt off too as I may go ahead and swap that when I next get under there as its behind the p/s belt.

[Paulio]

Hi ya guys

              i did a search to find this topic as i has just gained the exact same problem with my pas      but there is no conclusion to whether the belts rectified the problem. can anyone tell me if it did or not so i can get miine sorted

cheers