From: John & Wendy Pitman [pitman@naseej.com.sa]
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 8:46 AM
To: 928
Subject: [928] Tbelt over and done - finally

Well, its back together, it runs, and so far, nothing leaks - hot once only.
Done 4-5 miles, feels more responsive. Curiously the Voltmeter seems more
stable - less fluctuation?

Glitches - centre front belt cover - I missed the tensioner bolt that goes
through the cover, and did it up first, then the cover went on later.
Thinking about what's involved in fixing that???
Left the LH top belt cover off so I could watch everything on startup, looks
like it will be fun to get in - not going to try while its hot. May have to
remove the heater hose briefly.

Things nobody told me to watch for (this is 16V remember):-

Drain the oil first - you will have to remove the oil filler adapter on the
front of the pan to allow removal of the front cover, and the oil will well
up out of the hole. Then you need to cover the hole to stop water from
pulling the water pump, and other debris (pump gasket) from getting in
there. Also remove the dipstick tube and plug the hole.

Pulling the alternator is not that bad, but getting it back up is another
ball game - none of the bolts want to line up, you need to remember which of
the three different lengths go where on the brackets to the lower
crankcase - one of them tried to cross thread on me, and it took a few tries
to get it to go in straight.

Watch the reassembly sequence if you do the front crank seal - took me a few
do/undo tries to get it right:-

	seal
	rear lower belt case
	rear belt guide washer
	crank belt drive wheel
	little plastic guide thingy with it !@#$%^&*( circlips
	oil pump drive wheel
	belt	and timing
	fit tensioner roller/arm - bit of a PITA single handed, but can be done
	front belt guide washer
	front centre belt cover - with bolt that goes through water pump
	damper, pulleys etc, nut@200 ftlb

Is it just me and my car, or are most of the belts a bear to get on? My
alternator is a real PITA, power steering not much easier, AC also painful.
The only easy one is the fan/smog pump.

Previously the RH cam was off 1/2 tooth, and LH was dead on. Now the LH is
still dead on, RH is down to 1/4 tooth, so it came up pretty well. Checked
the torque on the cam bolts - ok, and they are 10.9s.

Anyway, she started first try, after a week on stands, sounds good. The old
belt is not really bad, just too many edge cracks, and miles to risk any
longer. I suspect something has been done in there before, as there was no
gasket on the tensioner, and I suspect a lot of the dirt up front was due to
leaks there. There was oil in it still, the boot was just going hard.

Now to clean up, go for a spin, and see if anything falls off or leaks. I
hate disturbing things like water pumps that aren't leaking, but needs must.

Thanks everybody for your advice and help along the way - I would never have
tackled it otherwise, and the books are pretty useless on a 16V. Dan's Notes
on 78-84 belts was very useful, reminding me about the 'missing' pump bolt
that wasn't.

John Pitman
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