Yes, the shims are used to adjust the belt tension. =
To tighten
the belt tension, remove shims as needed from between the pulley halves, =
and
place them under the pulley bolts. To loosen the tension, take shims =
from under
the bolt heads and add between the pulley halves. As you tighten the =
bolts in
either case, make sure to rotate the engine to allow the pulley to come
together.
Karl
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, =
1999 10:13
PM
Subject: Belt Adjustment
I am unsure if the water pump to crank V belt is =
adjustable
on the 1.6 diesel. Page 19.4 of Bentley's shows shims on the =
water pump
pulley. I am don't know how this works to loosen or tighten a
belt. Can anyone help?
Bill