L.J.F

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Evening all,

The alternator/power steering belt has given up the ghost on my car and i need to find a place in Essex that sells them over the counter. I tried calling Wilson's in Chadwell Heath but no one has answered all day Thank you in advance for all advice.


Cheers

Cornelius

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I get mine from AutoCare in Chase Road mate, they use Gates which is a good quality belt

Spec'c'57

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any motor factors will supply a useable belt (gates are rather good as thats whats on the noble)

JDM_Stig

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As that man said about 8 quid, if you have AC check that aswell, chances are they were fitted at the same time and you will have to remove the Alt/PS one again to replace it if it goes, again all of 7 quid in a local motor factors

L.J.F

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cheers for the info everyone, just picked one and will have the fun of tryin to get it fitted today.

TomR555

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try e6Tony or e6Graham

L.J.F

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i have just noticed that the code on the new belt is slightly different from the one on the old belt, will this matter?? the old belt had Mitsubishi on it and the new one is made by Goodyear



thanks for all help

Spec'c'57

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as long as its a simalar length all will be fine.

L.J.F

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cheers mate, i think the old one is slightly longer but that is probably down to the wear! thanks anyway

FLAT ERIC

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So long as they are the same or close to the same length you should be fine as the adjuster will allow for a bit of play either way. If the old belt isn't in too many pieces can you lay the new one over it to compare?

I know when I fitted my light weight pulleys the new belts had a different code but that was just due to the different manufacturer.

Have you got it fitted yet? If you want to do it yourself it's not that hard to do. I have some pictures from my pulley fitting that show you what to do. I'll put them up if it's any help.

L.J.F

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hello mate, yeah the do look similar in length and ive just done a bit of research on both belts there is no real difference so i will try the fitting tomorrow. It would be great if you could post up some pic's just want to make sure i dont do something wrong


Cheers

FLAT ERIC

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Here you go. I am assuming you are changing both belts.

Remove the left hand Alternator belt first.

Loosen the 12mm bolt on the top right corner of the alternator.

Loosen the 12mm bolt on the bottom left corner of the alternator so it's free to slide up & down the slot when the adjuster is turned.

Turn the adjuster anti clockwise to slacken the old belt just enough to remove it & replace with the new one.





Remove the right hand Air-con belt next.

Loosen the tensioner wheel nut first so it's free to slide up & down the slot when the adjuster is turned.

Then turn the adjuster anti clockwise to slacken the belt just enough to remove the old belt & replace with the new one.



Put both new belts on and check they are seated correctly on all the pulleys & sit squarely in the pulley grooves.

Turn the Air-con belt adjuster clock wise until the slack is taken up & there is about 10-12mm or 1/2" deflection using moderate thumb pressure at the centre of the longest of the 3 runs of the belt.

Tighten the tensioner wheel nut and recheck the deflection.

Turn the Alternator belt adjuster clock wise until the slack is taken up & there is the same deflection as above in the longest run of the belt.

Tighten the two 12mm bolts that hold the alternator and recheck the deflection.

Start the engine and check for squeals etc & that belts are running true on the pulleys. Keep fingers out the way.

L.J.F

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Cheers Flat Eric, both belts now done i got a friend to come and do it for me

FLAT ERIC

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No more squeals.