WP upgrade (more info pls)

[Jonas Karlsson <jkarlsso@metabolex.com>]

Potterman, 

so with the "new and improved" setup, you still have 2 pulleys on the WP? 
Is the dual pulley of a different construction so as to eliminate 
breakage?

The reason I ask is because a while back the sual pulley on my GF's 86 
GLI bit the dust. $100 was just way too pricey so I did a different 
"fix". I just got a standard WP pulley for a non-PS car. I then got a 
smaller belt for the crank to PS-pump. I don't know why VW didn't do it 
this way in the first place. There was a slight clearance issue. No 
rubbing or anything, just real close. That's probably the reason they 
pulled the PS belt over and around the WP. 

Anyway, 

Thanks for any info

Jonas
85 Scirocco

Potterman wrote:
>
>The basic point is to save your water pump & save your wallet 
>from 
>buying another one of those STUPID freewheeling pulleys for 
>$100+.   They put that pulley there because the a/c belt (that 
>drives 
>the inner waterpump pulley) pushes up on the water pump shaft & 
>the Power-steering belt (that's on the outer waterpump pulley) 
>pulls 
>down....so when lets say your A/C is on & your turning in a tight 
>space that water pump gets beat to death from undo stress of up & 
>down crap of the belts.  The setup that Dan speaks of is factory 
>on 
>91-92 2.016v Passat's, Jetta's & GTI's.  It's almost the same 
>price 
>as the other pulley to convert....but.....you only but it ONCE! 
>
>There ya go kids ;) 
>
>Potterman
>
>> > << not to sound stupid or anything but what is the point?? >>
>> >
>> > I neeeded to replace my clickety clackety inner pully that 
>resides there.
>> > It's bearing was bad or something and I had put up with that 
>noise for 2
>> > years.  So when I called Potterman it turned out that he had 
>a better
>> idea.
>> > I now have the setup he sells which eliminates the 
>freespinning pully and
>> > uses 2 of the smaller PS belts & a big AC belt instead of 3 
>different
>> belts.
>> >  He also claims that it "should" help the waterpump to last 
>longer.
>> Anywho,
>> > it was cheaper too as I recall.  HTH
>> > Dan May
>> 
>> 
>> 
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