I did it.

phunkdeefied · Post by **phunkdeefied** » 24 Nov 2008, 15:30

Guys-
I just thought I'd pass along that with the help of this site, I successfully replaced the timing belt, tensioner and pulley's on my 141K Turbo 850 this past Saturday.

Since April when I bought at 135K car I've replaced the struts and other front end components, the starter, the pcv system, and finally the timing parts. All with the help of information on this site. Thanks again for all your help this past year.

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 24 Nov 2008, 16:22

Great news!
Keep on Volvoing...

Post by **wheelsup** » 24 Nov 2008, 18:40

Feels good doesn't it!! I did mine as well, ended up with a bad tensioner roller/pulley that pushed the belt out 1/4" to 1/2" off the cams, but did successfully get the car going and drove it around 40 miles when I decided it just wasn't right, ran out of time, and had my indy put new pulleys on it.

It was also because of this site that I knew *what* the problem was and that it wasn't *my* fault! Made me feel better.

Out of curiosity what tool did you use to get the T45 torx out of the tensioner pulley?

phunkdeefied · Post by **phunkdeefied** » 25 Nov 2008, 07:07

I used locking pliers on a T-45 socket. The pliers kept slipping so I put duct tape around the pliers to help grab the socket. Then I slid a pipe (a piece of conduit) over the end of the pliers to provide some leverage. It was a PIA to get off. I spent probably 45 minutes coming up with this little invention, but it worked!