Re: Helps with belts and stuff

["Brad Sayer" <vwrocco85@hotmail.com>]

Thanks!  Justified!  Although, for a moment there I felt I actually knew a 
little something about these cars that others didn't...damn!

Brad


>From: "Patrick Bureau (aka: Patric de Long Coeur)" <patricdlc@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: pbureau@home.com
>To: vwrocco85@hotmail.com, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Helps with belts and stuff
>Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 11:57:31 -0500
>
>
>Nope I never removed pulleys either, just slack out the tensionners (that 
>is their job after all) and voila, change all belts in less than 20 mins... 
>(and a hell of a lot easier than opulley jobs)
>
>
>----Original Message Follows----
>From: "Brad Sayer" <vwrocco85@hotmail.com>
>To: Captnbr@aol.com, scirocco-L@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Helps with belts and stuff
>Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 12:46:31 -0400
>
>Am I the only one who can replace all of the belts without having to remove
>a pully?  Cause I have done it on an 8V and a 16V, but every time I hear
>people talking about it, they are talking about removing pulleys.  Its not
>real easy, but if you pull a bit, and turn the engine by hand you can work
>the belt off and on.  Easier than stripping pulley bolts, anyway.
>
>Brad
>
>87 16V
>
>
>>From: Captnbr@aol.com
>>To: scirocco-L@scirocco.org
>>Subject: Helps with belts and stuff
>>Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 12:37:29 EDT
>>
>>The rubberband that runs the a/c compressor busted, so the alt is off 
>>line.
>>In order to replace this rubberband, i need to remove the waterpump/PS
>>rubberband.  I dont have the correct allen wrench to remove any of the
>>pulleys.
>>
>>1.  Which is the correct sized allen wrench to remove the pully so i can
>>borrow the right one?
>>
>>2.  How do i take off this belt?  In another words, which pulley do i
>>remove
>>that would be the easiest,  The main one, the PS OR THE WATER PUMP.
>>
>>3.  AND ONce i remove the pulley the belt will come right off,  right?
>>
>>As you can see i am not a mech. but i like to do everthing myself and as
>>long
>>as i have a good set of instructions i can do it.  Bently wasn't much help
>>on
>>this one. Thanks everyone
>>
>>I love my scirocco
>>
>>Brian 86 Rocco 16v
>>and 98 Jetta GLX Vr6
>>
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