Just picked up a replacement belt for my 3.0 T2. Anyone have any idea what they're like to change over? Any potential hiccups I should be looking out for, or are they easy enough? Thanks in advance to anyone who replys :thumb2
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I would take a few photos of the old one in situ, it should help when re-fitting, not sure about tensioners on these, but it may be wise to change that too
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if your changing the water pump belt or any of the belts at the front.
Im no mechanic but I would recommend you change them all at the same time.
as if its like mine you have to remove the fan and everything. for the price of them it makes sence:thumb2
Im no mechanic but I would recommend you change them all at the same time.
as if its like mine you have to remove the fan and everything. for the price of them it makes sence:thumb2
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Assuming it's exactly the same as the Trol 3.0 (it should be! 
) it'll just be one multi-rib belt, and assuming the tensioner hasn't been making any noise I personally wouldn't bother changing it (but that's just me :nenau)...
Get underneath, no guards in the way on the Trol but Terrano may be different as it's ifs, unclip the bottom fan shroud and remove.
While still under the truck remove all the screws you can see on the main fan shroud - should be combination crosshead/10mm (iirc). Once they're out then work from the top and remove the rest of the screws - I think it's 4 across the top of the shroud, 1 down the driver's side and another 2 down the passenger side (I think).
Main shroud should now be removable with a bit of persuasion (you'll need to ease the radiator pipe out the way). Now you can get in at the belt but don't bother trying to remove the fan as it's part of the water pump. Feel for the tensioner and you should be able to feel, I think, three bolt heads in a row, the middle one isn't actually a bolt head, it's a casting so you can get a breaker bar on the tensioner (workshop manual says a spanner but a breaker bar gives you more leverage :thumbs).
Get the bar on the casting and lever the tensioner anticlockwise to release the tension then while doing that slip the belt off the alternator. Now release the bar and slip the belt off, in no particular order, the crank pulley, water pump (moving it over the fan blades), aircon pulley and tensioner.
Fit the new belt onto (in order) the water pump, tensioner, crankshaft pulley and aircon pulley, then get the bar again and lever the tensioner anticlockwise to allow you to fit it on the alternator pulley. Feel with your fingers to make sure belt is sitting correct (tbh you shouldn't be able to get it on the alternator if it isn't! :lol ).
I'll try and post a pic of the workshop manual belt diagram for you tomorrow bud :thumb2
) it'll just be one multi-rib belt, and assuming the tensioner hasn't been making any noise I personally wouldn't bother changing it (but that's just me :nenau)...Get underneath, no guards in the way on the Trol but Terrano may be different as it's ifs, unclip the bottom fan shroud and remove.
While still under the truck remove all the screws you can see on the main fan shroud - should be combination crosshead/10mm (iirc). Once they're out then work from the top and remove the rest of the screws - I think it's 4 across the top of the shroud, 1 down the driver's side and another 2 down the passenger side (I think).
Main shroud should now be removable with a bit of persuasion (you'll need to ease the radiator pipe out the way). Now you can get in at the belt but don't bother trying to remove the fan as it's part of the water pump. Feel for the tensioner and you should be able to feel, I think, three bolt heads in a row, the middle one isn't actually a bolt head, it's a casting so you can get a breaker bar on the tensioner (workshop manual says a spanner but a breaker bar gives you more leverage :thumbs).
Get the bar on the casting and lever the tensioner anticlockwise to release the tension then while doing that slip the belt off the alternator. Now release the bar and slip the belt off, in no particular order, the crank pulley, water pump (moving it over the fan blades), aircon pulley and tensioner.
Fit the new belt onto (in order) the water pump, tensioner, crankshaft pulley and aircon pulley, then get the bar again and lever the tensioner anticlockwise to allow you to fit it on the alternator pulley. Feel with your fingers to make sure belt is sitting correct (tbh you shouldn't be able to get it on the alternator if it isn't! :lol ).
I'll try and post a pic of the workshop manual belt diagram for you tomorrow bud :thumb2
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there you go.
I knew some one would be along to know what they are on about.
i don't do mechanics.
but....
I do do interiors.
I have just ripped me rugs out.
and my next interior mod maybe a custom built center console.
with out the use of landy metal:lol
I knew some one would be along to know what they are on about.
i don't do mechanics.
but....
I do do interiors.
I have just ripped me rugs out.
and my next interior mod maybe a custom built center console.
with out the use of landy metal:lol
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Just remembered you're just outside Dundee so very near me - any issues just give me a buzz through the forum bud and I'll see if I can help :thumb2
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No bother bud :thumb2 Did mine a few weeks ago so it's very fresh!
Belt diagram as promised. You can also see what I mean by the three bolt heads on the tensioner,with the middle one being the casting for levering the tensioner.
Belt diagram as promised. You can also see what I mean by the three bolt heads on the tensioner,with the middle one being the casting for levering the tensioner.
