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THE GARAGE (SERVICE, MAINTENANCE & REPAIR) => PETROL => Topic started by: blt on October 24, 2022, 11:39:32
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I have a 2011 i30 FD that needs new drive and alternator belts.
Can someone tell me how tight these belts need to be?
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(https://i.ibb.co/S07ZHVs/Screenshot-20221024-210027-Mht-Viewer.jpg) (https://ibb.co/K7z8BV0)
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(https://i.ibb.co/31f95dJ/Screenshot-20221024-210836-Mht-Viewer.jpg) (https://ibb.co/G7s4fph)
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Many thanks Endeavor!
Your second post looks like it is for the timing belt. I had that done last year and I'm looking to replace a serpentine belt next to the alternator belt.
I assume there is a tensioner so I don't need to adjust the tension?
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Sorry it took a while to find this thread.
Take another look. The only other belt there is the AC. I never did that by the book. Belt play/ Tension in the middle should be about 1 cm.
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I changed these belts today.
Photos of the steps:
1. Loosen alternator adjustment bolts, pivot alternator and remove alternator belt.
(https://i.ibb.co/sWBfNzt/IMG-20221029-125815915-HDR.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dmhTVx7)
2. Removed wheel and the splash guard in this photo
(https://i.ibb.co/kGctKy0/IMG-20221030-172119084.jpg) (https://ibb.co/j84Sh5G)
3. Behind the splash guard gives access to the crankshaft pulley and the tensioner pulley for the air-con belt. Adjust the highlighted bolt to loosen and remove the air-con belt.
(https://i.ibb.co/N7bKnN7/IMG-20221030-130221832.jpg) (https://ibb.co/d7xDJp7)
It's possible to access the air-con tensioning pulley without removing the splash guard in the previous step. Though it might make it harder to route the belt around the crankshaft pulley.
(https://i.ibb.co/Ms9N1Bv/IMG-20221030-172152644.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xD35gFk)
Installation is the reverse of the above steps.
The alternator belt was 4PK890 and the air-con belt 4PK855.
The original alternator belt is made from EPDM so maybe it can go further than 100,000 km though it is only ~$20 AUD to replace.