Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 22:58:50 -0400
Reply-To: robert shawn feller <carboncow@GMAIL.COM>
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From: robert shawn feller <carboncow@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: belt replacment...grrrrrr...
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i've got more to deal with tomorrow so i'll take a few photos and make
reference to the two area i had to move. basically i had to remove the two
bolts on the left side of the compressor where it attaches to the slider
plate. this allowed the compressor to go below the farthest adjustment with
the adjuster bolt or the slider would allow. thus i had to losen the pivot
under the compressor so that plate could be moved out. more to follow
tomorrow...and i'll document a few things.
we also couldn't get the power steering pump pivot bolt to come off even
with oil and heat. thus we took the three bolts for the mounting arm off the
block. this was easier then dealing with the tensioner arm!
shawn
On 6/24/06, Robert Fisher <refisher@mchsi.com> wrote:
>
> Maybe we need some pics, unless somebody out there knows for sure what you
> ran into... sounds strange.
>
> Cya,
> Robert
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "robert shawn feller" <carboncow@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 6:38 PM
> Subject: Re: belt replacment...grrrrrr...
>
>
> > thanks guys. I did figure this out. the compressor was rather stiff, i
> did
> > have to lossen the bottom pivot as to get the belt on/off not only did
> the
> > compressor need to pivot but the "goofy" tension arm thingy assembly had
> > to
> > pivot too.
> >
> > my is a SD708, so maybe it's slightly different!?!?
> >
> > Only took me 3 hours to change three belts (stupid vanagon!)...
> >
> > Shawn
> >
> > On 6/24/06, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> i'm rather confused on how to slacken tension on the a/c
> >> > compressor. there appears to be both a top and bottom pivot point on
> >> > the
> >> >
> >> > compress along with the adjuster along the left. never seen anything
> >> > like
> >> > this before and it appears its just easier to remove the whole
> >> > a/c...got
> >> > to
> >> > be a better way.
> >>
> >>
> >> By coincidence I just came inside from putting on my new SD709
> >> compressor.
> >> The tensioning arrangement for it is kinda weird. You might not need to
> >> loosen the two bolts at the "hinge point" on the right. The tensioneing
> >> bolt
> >> on the left is the tricky part. There's a nut on the vertical face of
> >> that
> >> black slotted metal brace. Loosen that nut to "unlock" the compressor.
> >> The
> >> head of the bolt that nut is on has a lateral threaded hole in it that
> >> faces
> >> upward. A hex socket headed bolt goes through a hole in the top of the
> >> brace
> >> and threads into that bolt head. By tightening that hex socket screw it
> >> draws the other bolt upwards, tightening the belt. Conversely,
> loosening
> >> that bolt will lower the compressor and loosen the belt. I can run out
> >> and
> >> take a picture, if you like.
> >>
> >> --
> >> John Bange
> >> '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > shawn feller, ohio
> > 1986 vw vanagon gl westfalia
> > 1993 vw eurovan gl
> > plus a couple of saabs, boats, jet skis, dog and wife (all require to
> much
> > maintenance, accept the dog)...
> >
> > www.carboncow.com
> > www.carboncow.net
>
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shawn feller, ohio
1986 vw vanagon gl westfalia
1993 vw eurovan gl
plus a couple of saabs, boats, jet skis, dog and wife (all require to much
maintenance, accept the dog)...
www.carboncow.com
www.carboncow.net
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