ah one sec mowgli.I have just the pics for this thread..
here we go...Seized solid.Had to smash it out with a hammer and bolster! Took over an hour to remove,and that was the engine OUT
ah one sec mowgli.I have just the pics for this thread..
here we go...Seized solid.Had to smash it out with a hammer and bolster! Took over an hour to remove,and that was the engine OUT
Last edited by Andy; 08-09-13 at 07:49 PM.
well that is exactly what happened, the old one wouldn't move to tighten the belt.
Although it is said above that for some folk taking the belt and old pump off etc and putting new on, with my skills it will take the whole evening, garunteed
All being well should have it sorted by tomorrow night, then just the other problems this car has...................................
andy i feel your pain... i had it happen on an astra 1.7d when trying to change the cambelt.... and i snapped one of the 3 bolts for good measure... oh, & it was in the street outside my house for good measure..
Those sh1tty little allen key bolts are just muck aren't they!!
i think ikea use higher quality ones
The part number is the same for a "wardrobe-light oak, hinge fixing" apparently............
wowOriginally Posted by andy
ah one sec mowgli.i have just the pics for this thread..
Here we go...seized solid.had to smash it out with a hammer and bolster! Took over an hour to remove,and that was the engine out
Went to get a water pump from the factors today, should have guessed, none, two weeks to wait and £33, no fuel pump and so on.......Novas are just to old it seems.
So ordered one off ebay which says it's for 1.3s and 1.3nb (Iassume that's sb)
Means that for over a week the car will have to be run as it is, still just a bit frustrated.
Does the bottom pulley have to come off for the back plate to move enough for the pump to come in and out, I rememeber when I put the new belt on, I couldn't get the bottom pulley to come off.
maybe you did the belt up too tight initially, and it caused it to stretch ?
a smoothish 90 degree twist on the belt from (between the cam and waterpump) is good.
I found with mine, if you move the pump within a week or 2, you can get away without them leaking. after a month or so many miles, there more than likely to leak.
No the pulley stays on,slacken ya 3 bolts and remove the pump,clean up the mating face refit,tension,done.Easiest car to do one on.
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