1.9 td Xantia with aircon: Auxiliary belt issue

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Re: 1.9 td Xantia with aircon: Auxiliary belt issue

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Hi Ed,

Of the two brackets I've sent you, those tensioners are by no means new! Both have done at least 100k. I don't recall them leaning in any way but then I wasn't really looking. I suspect you can guage play by having a wiggle.

Oh wait, you bought a new one didn't you?

Damn, I could of pressed that tube out for you mate, although hopefully your mate with the workshop can press that out for you. I have to say Ed that I don't know an awful lot about these tensioners, I've never had one fail so I've never had to work on one.
What I can say though is to keep an eye on the pulley bolted on the crankshaft. It will have a rubber layer in between the two metal parts. These can become separated and it'll be likely the rubber bit will find it's way onto your timing belt - like it did on my Xantia!
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Re: 1.9 td Xantia with aircon: Auxiliary belt issue

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Cheers Geoff

excuse my ignorance of things mechanical but does the tube come as part of the tensioner when new or is it a separate part fitted into the cast bracket?

the crank pulley was fitted new mate and is in good nick.. i did however find a bit of the mangled belt under the timing belt cover!
Ed

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Re: 1.9 td Xantia with aircon: Auxiliary belt issue

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ed4ferrets wrote:Cheers Geoff

excuse my ignorance of things mechanical but does the tube come as part of the tensioner when new or is it a separate part fitted into the cast bracket?
it comes already installed in the tensioner
Regards, malcolm.

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Re: 1.9 td Xantia with aircon: Auxiliary belt issue

Post by ed4ferrets »

thanks Malcolm, was wondering as it was so firmly fixed in the casting that it broke when an attempt was made to remove it :roll:
it did look pristine though, as do the rollers in the tensioner :? not even 10k from fitting new!
Ed

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