I am replacing my harmonia balancer(crankshaft pulley), I have already removed the bolt for crankshaft pulley & FAN.What's the easy and fast way to remove all belts (except timer belt)?.... DETAIL PLEASE....
THANKS
what's the easy and fast way to remove all belts
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Volvo_240_Atari_2600
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- Joined: 11 February 2007
- Year and Model: 89 245 GL
- Location: Jupiter, Florida
Good Morning and welcome to MVS.
One helpful hint when posting to better help you.
State the year and model of your car, the miles on it, your geographic location, and turbo or non-turbo and transmission type.
These little details will always allow the right person with the right answer for your specific vehicle.
I am going to guess that you have a 240/740/940 which the mechanics of the engine and engine compartment to be about the same.
Our cars, unlike American cars where you have two bolts securing most accessories (Pivot bolt) and the (Securing bolt), ours have the pivot bolt which must be tightened just as a domestic car (older at least as I have no idea what they are doing in Detroit these days).
I don't think I would have removed the crank pulley bolt first; you may want to put it back in and lightly tighten it before removing the belts.
The accessories all have the one pivot/securing bolt as well as a long and thin tension bolt. You should loosen the pivot bolts first (one component at a time starting with the one who’s belt is closest to the radiator. Tension bolt does all the muscle work we were used to using when sticking a pry bar to create tension on an older American car for belt tensioning, so there is no prying involved in these cars.
Do not remove it or loosen too much. Just break it loose. Then you will want to loosen that components tension bolt and you will see the tension dropping from that belt. I believe the correct order to be the power steering belt first (at least on my 89 250 it is set up that way). Once the power steering pump has been loosened, the next belt to automatically follow in loosened tension is the belt from the power steering pump to the ac compressor. If you are already in there, may as well replace that belt with a new one.
Next, do the same with the alternator and now you have all belts off and you can go to the harmonic balancer. I need to replace mine as well in the coming week.
To install the belts, use the reverse method however DO NOT over tighten that tension bolt. I have heard of some people snapping them as it is a skinny bolt and I have been told, they are only found at the dealer if I am not mistaken.
Hand tighten the pivot bolt so that it can swivel, then the tensioner bolt and slowly add tension until you are comfortable with its results then tighten the pivot bolt.
Good luck and let us know how it went.
I learned allot about some minor and important details on the R&R the Harmonic Balancer (do's and don’ts) and you can read about it in this thread:
https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums ... =2&t=23370
One helpful hint when posting to better help you.
State the year and model of your car, the miles on it, your geographic location, and turbo or non-turbo and transmission type.
These little details will always allow the right person with the right answer for your specific vehicle.
I am going to guess that you have a 240/740/940 which the mechanics of the engine and engine compartment to be about the same.
Our cars, unlike American cars where you have two bolts securing most accessories (Pivot bolt) and the (Securing bolt), ours have the pivot bolt which must be tightened just as a domestic car (older at least as I have no idea what they are doing in Detroit these days).
I don't think I would have removed the crank pulley bolt first; you may want to put it back in and lightly tighten it before removing the belts.
The accessories all have the one pivot/securing bolt as well as a long and thin tension bolt. You should loosen the pivot bolts first (one component at a time starting with the one who’s belt is closest to the radiator. Tension bolt does all the muscle work we were used to using when sticking a pry bar to create tension on an older American car for belt tensioning, so there is no prying involved in these cars.
Do not remove it or loosen too much. Just break it loose. Then you will want to loosen that components tension bolt and you will see the tension dropping from that belt. I believe the correct order to be the power steering belt first (at least on my 89 250 it is set up that way). Once the power steering pump has been loosened, the next belt to automatically follow in loosened tension is the belt from the power steering pump to the ac compressor. If you are already in there, may as well replace that belt with a new one.
Next, do the same with the alternator and now you have all belts off and you can go to the harmonic balancer. I need to replace mine as well in the coming week.
To install the belts, use the reverse method however DO NOT over tighten that tension bolt. I have heard of some people snapping them as it is a skinny bolt and I have been told, they are only found at the dealer if I am not mistaken.
Hand tighten the pivot bolt so that it can swivel, then the tensioner bolt and slowly add tension until you are comfortable with its results then tighten the pivot bolt.
Good luck and let us know how it went.
I learned allot about some minor and important details on the R&R the Harmonic Balancer (do's and don’ts) and you can read about it in this thread:
https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums ... =2&t=23370
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