familyman Posted October 14, 2004 Report Posted October 14, 2004 :D Can any one advise on problem with noisy start up ,when i start Gal it screeches loudly ,i assume aux drive belt is slipping ,any one had something similar?. If it is belt, is it easy to fix? .any ideas welcome . Thanks Quote
Guest neil_wiles Posted October 15, 2004 Report Posted October 15, 2004 :D :D :D Familyman What Gal have you got ? If its the 1.9TDi then the belts are very simple to change. Drop the engine tray and slacken the pivot bolts on the outer "Vee Belt". Slacken and rotate the capston type tensioning bolt on the steering pump. Remove "Vee Belt". Using a ring spanner relieve tension on inner "Multi Vee" belt by lifting tensioner away from belt then lift belt off top driven pulley. Remove "Multi Vee" belt. Refitting is simply the reverse order. Good luck Sorry cant help on the petrol engine derivatives. :D :D :D Quote
Masked Marauder Posted October 15, 2004 Report Posted October 15, 2004 And I would advise not to just tighten an old belt to stop the squealing. As the belt gets older it goes harder and that causes the slipping. If you simply tighten the old belt you will stress the bearings on the pump etc, and that will cause premature failure. And that will cost you much much more to fix than the price of a new Vee belt. Quote
familyman Posted October 15, 2004 Author Report Posted October 15, 2004 :D Thanks for reply guys, I will try to change belt myself ,when ankle biters and other half give me time !. All the best Jon Quote
Guest dmc Posted October 16, 2004 Report Posted October 16, 2004 :D Can any one advise on problem with noisy start up ,when i start Gal it screeches loudly ,i assume aux drive belt is slipping ,any one had something similar?. If it is belt, is it easy to fix? .any ideas welcome . Thanks this could be the starter motor making the noise.does it happen every time,and how long does it last? Quote
familyman Posted October 16, 2004 Author Report Posted October 16, 2004 screeching noise usually on first start of day,then after that seems o.k. or if steering is at full lock i.e parking and even then not every time .Drive belt has 6K on it since renewal Quote
Masked Marauder Posted October 16, 2004 Report Posted October 16, 2004 What age and engine are we talking about? Quote
familyman Posted October 17, 2004 Author Report Posted October 17, 2004 Gal is 96 t.d.i. 109k, belt renewed 6k ago. I don't know if this makes any difference but Gal does not do many miles ,maybe used once a week.Would more regular use make a difference?. Total mileage by me is 7k in two years! Quote
seatkid Posted October 17, 2004 Report Posted October 17, 2004 Thinks on 96 model Tdi the aux belt is manually tensioned. Check. Quote
Nick Posted October 19, 2004 Report Posted October 19, 2004 Could also be the starter motor not retracting quick enough. Do a search on this board, there have been other threads on this subject. Quote
Masked Marauder Posted October 20, 2004 Report Posted October 20, 2004 Thinks on 96 model Tdi the aux belt is manually tensioned. Check. Yep, I think it is a normal belt and it is tensioned by sliding the PAS pump. Quote
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