XUD Cambelt Change (timing hole alignment)

[Sean602]

depending on the tensioner that you have on the car it can be - you have to pin the holes and then use the eccentric to tighten the belt till you can withdraw the pin

[Xsarahdi]

The tensioner for the auxillery belt is just a manual one which I fully retracted. In that position the old belt went on with ease & plenty of slack but the new one wouldn't. I'm thinking it is slightly too short so there is probably more than one version & I got the one advised for my car but I think it's wrong

[G4EIY]

Try retract the tensioner, then slacken and remove bolts from the alternator to allow it to move, then fit the new belt.

This should give enough slack so the belt goes on easily.

Good luck.

[citronut]

if you send me the last 8digits of your chassis/VIN No. i will get you the correct OE part No. and size,

i just entered that belt No. into service citroen and it says its K6 x1130 up to RP5956,
there is another belt which is K6 x 1146 RP 5957 onwards 5750.VZ,

i do not use E*C*P anymore as i belive they sell substandard parts, even branded parts that dont work,

try GSF

[Rhothgar]

It sounds as though you are not following the original route of the belt.

I had this on Sylv's ZX a month or so back. It just would not go back on and I found I had tried to incorrectly route it.

[citronut]

It sounds as though you are not following the original route of the belt.

I had this on Sylv's ZX a month or so back. It just would not go back on and I found I had tried to incorrectly route it.

i would say this car is without air con but with power steering so very basic routing, as this belt 5750 TK is only 1130 in length,
going by my findings in my last post to this thread the op requires the 1146 belt, so i would think he has the later RP No.

[Xsarahdi]

Try retract the tensioner, then slacken and remove bolts from the alternator to allow it to move, then fit the new belt.

This should give enough slack so the belt goes on easily.

Good luck.

Didn't realise the alternator could move much, I suppose I can try this once I know that the belt is the right one so thanks

if you send me the last 8digits of your chassis/VIN No. i will get you the correct OE part No. and size,

i just entered that belt No. into service citroen and it says its K6 x1130 up to RP5956,
there is another belt which is K6 x 1146 RP 5957 onwards 5750.VZ,

i do not use E*C*P anymore as i belive they sell substandard parts, even branded parts that dont work,

try GSF

The last 8 digits are 32C35203 , that would be good if you could tell me the correct part no. and size thanks. The RP number of the ZX is 7127, so that should mean I need the .VZ version then. Okay, once I know the size of belt I will either go to GSF or find a genuine one on eBay.

It sounds as though you are not following the original route of the belt.

I'm sure I've got the correct routing, I drew a diagram before I removed the old one to be sure & followed that. Also the old belt went on fine again with the same routing.

i would say this car is without air con but with power steering so very basic routing, as this belt 5750 TK is only 1130 in length,
going by my findings in my last post to this thread the op requires the 1146 belt, so i would think he has the later RP No.

Yes you are correct, no aircon but power steering. I assume those figures are in millimetres, so that extra bit allows for it to go on with ease, yet the 1130 belt would not go on no matter how I tried!

[Rhothgar]

i would say this car is without air con but with power steering so very basic routing, as this belt 5750 TK is only 1130 in length,
going by my findings in my last post to this thread the op requires the 1146 belt, so i would think he has the later RP No.

So was Sylv's, Malc and it is really easy to get wrong unless you take a photo before you take it off. I see Xsarahdi has done a drawing anyway so it definitely sounds like the wrong belt size.

By the way, Xsarahdi, Sylvs is 7242 so your car's are very close - practically related, I'd say!

[Xsarahdi]

Yes, it is quite easy to mix up which way it goes round the tensioner but having a diagram made sure I got it right. They are quite close, mine was registered over 6 months after being built though!

[citronut]

most odd

entering your chassis No. into service citroen and it comes up with the 1130 belt,
but your RP No. suggests you require the 1146 belt,

the belt size's are in the post above and now this one

i have sent you a pm with your cars characteristics list of whit it left the factory wearing

[Xsarahdi]

That is really strange, I'd have thought service Citroen would have got it right. But clearly not, must be best to go with the belt the RP No. suggests, I will find the 1146 belt and give it a go. I did see a 5750VZ belt on eBay but they claimed it was 1141 which is odd, unless a part number can still have variations within it. Thanks Malcolm, pm received & interesting information there

[taffy]

over the years ive allways had this problem!!! i just buy the two or three of them and take back the wrong ones

[Xsarahdi]

Ordered a longer belt (think it was a Gates 1153 length I purchased in the end) last week and got round to fitting it this evening. Went on easily, tensioned it up and all seems well. Started it up and everything appears fine. In future I will know to buy a couple and return the wrong ones! Fitted a bottom cover for the cambelt too, so the ZX can now be back on the road