Over-exuberance with a ratchet and incorrect knowledge of how to loosen the belts has lead to this:
(http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r30/Simon_r_hill/IMG_5828.jpg)
Anyone got any suggestions of a good fix?
cheers
Si
you cn get it rewelded then re taped.. but to be honest prob cheaper getting a 2nd hand one bud.. or.................... lol just bin the aircon n power steering :)
omg! that musta have been some force to break that!
this might sound like a bit of a bodge but to get you going again id drill some holes on the top of the bracket. tap them holes, then get some hefty steel plate and then attach it to the top of the bracket. and then this will allow you to tension the belts again.
But tbh its best that you replace the mounting bracket for the powersteering and aircon. you will prolly get these parts from someone who has had a second hand engine or perhaps a tuner (tim at RXmotors has a big big cave full of parts so i hear!)
failing that get rid of the power steering and aircon and go to the gym - get Gurj sized arms, this might take a while tho.
haha I have dont this too!!!!!!! let me guess you did not undo the nut on the pully!
ok what you need to do is give Tm at RXmotors a ring they had one for me £25 or try and find one else where! only problem is you have to take off the power steering pump and aircon pump.
if you need anymore advice on it pm me
Quote from: Dracohaha I have dont this too!!!!!!! let me guess you did not undo the nut on the pully!
ok what you need to do is give Tm at RXmotors a ring they had one for me £25 or try and find one else where! only problem is you have to take off the power steering pump and aircon pump.
if you need anymore advice on it pm me
That\'s exactly what i did :(
The easiest sounding job always turns out the hardest - in this case - fitting an underdrive pulley kit :(
So far I\'ve got this, and an alternator bolt that won\'t budge :(
So Is it just a mounting bracket then? Are there 3 bolts that fix it? I can see two behind that pulley, and one at right angles to it - are there more? Looks like the PS pulley has to come off too, right? which is going to be a total mare as i can\'t get the nut off that either, and with no tensioner there\'s nothing to stop it spinning :(
What with that, my inability to shift the downpipe heat shields, and the fun i\'ve just had with the rat\'s nest, I hate this car already. :D
i never work on my car for this reason i would rather go top work and pay a pro
i know there is the old saying how satisfying it is to do the job yourself
well what about the old saying
oh ******** i ****ed it up gonna cost tyice as much and now i have got the hump:Hammer
i never work on my car for this reason i would rather go top work and pay a pro
i know there is the old saying how satisfying it is to do the job yourself
well what about the old saying
oh ******** i ****ed it up gonna cost twice as much and now i have got the hump:Hammer
whats your email i have a picture for you that might be of help. or do you have msn messanger?
i think i have that whole piece mate. will have to dig it out if you need it no problem.
Quote from: m4drxi think i have that whole piece mate. will have to dig it out if you need it no problem.
If you do that would be awesome :driving
Let me know how much you would want :cheers
I like the satisfaction of working on my own car, but I always manage to cost myself money :D However, I shudder to think how much it would xcost for me to get all of the stuff i\'m currently fitting fitted at a good garage.
i have the largest stockpile of the most worthless sh1te some of it anyway as i will snap bolts and bend break something everytime i work on my car, never anyone elses! :rollin
i am pretty sure i have it but ill have to check perhaps tomorrow evening an let you know mate.
always worthwhile working on your own or watching and learning when anyone does, i learnt so much people come to me constantly with thier probs and for advice and i can actually help now :D will make you much more confident in your car fella.
same as i like to tinker on my mota every now and then a disaster happens but hey ho thats life :P
only thing i pay a pro to do is map it lol.. i love to tinker too,.. most the time it turns out like 4 times longer to do the job but i know for the next time :D
Few years back i wouldnt even attempt an oil change myself.. now iv done almost everything bar rebuild an engine (coming soon tho lol)
im the same interloper i did work in a garage though and my dad bought and sold and tinkered with cars so i had some good knowledge to start but not about these wank-els :rollin except i have no garage so clutches diffs etc are off limits.
must admit every job on it does end up being 4 to...200 times longer! :p
You *NEED* an impact gun to get the alternator bolt off.
No other way mate.
The one and only time my brother ever did his own oil change on his bike, he didn\'t know the torque setting for the drain bolt on the sump, so he looked it up in the generic torque settings in his Haynes manual. Only trouble is, it was like a 17mm head on the bolt, so the manual said about 80 lb/ft or something outrageous. Not a good amount to put into an aluminium sump when the actual torque rating was about 12! Not only did the thread strip, the sump pan cracked, too. Ooops.
I only mention this cos it was extremely funny, and cos we\'ve all been there, dude!
Quote from: Red and SingleYou *NEED* an impact gun to get the alternator bolt off.
No other way mate.
Tim at rxmotors told me and it worked
double up the belt around that pulley and lash it to sommink it will tighten and you can then undo it. worked for me
my impact gun didnt move mine at all.. dunno why cus it s removed everything else lol..
hey nik the geek.. did u just win a earthing kit on ebay??
soak it in wd40 the night before or keep soaking it until u get the tools to remove it bud ..
theres a way a guy i know removed these nuts but its not for the faint hearted :S
lock the spanner or wrachet on the nut n crank the engine :S scary crap when i saw it happen lol
Might have ! :Laugh
I needed a few extra bits of wire to fill in the gaps on the one I\'ve got and yours seemed to fit the bill. I\'m still upset I couldn\'t afford your KnightSports cat, but it would\'ve been a long drive to collect it anyway (and I\'d be risking my wife going back native on me lol, she\'s from your side of the border!)
Sorry for the hijack
Well, I\'ve decided to do it properly and try to replace the bracket - I\'ve got the PS pump off, and got the two top bolts off the AC pump, but i\'m struggling to see how to get the pump off? From looking at the FSM there\'s two or three more bolts behind it that i need to get to get the bracket off, but i can\'t for the life of me see how to get the pump off?
Any ideas anyone? I\'ve bothered Draco more than enough by PM already, so thought i\'d open it up to the masses :D
the ac pump has 4 bolts, 2 at the bottom bud.. the front ones not too bad but the back rears a pig.. helps if you cn get someone to push the engine to the side that extra 1/2 inch.. i did it this way with a ratchet.
A knackers, i knew i\'d have to get under the damn thing :D
I\'m trying to do one job a day to get it ready for mapping before the track day - guess i\'ll do an oil change whileI\'m under there :D
Ring spanner or deep socket job do you reckon? There are 2 down the back for that bracket that look like spanner only jobs, so I\'m going to have to go buy a 14mm ring spanner, as sods law says i\'ve lost the 14mm and 10mm ones!
i did mine from the top bud.. got a socket in there tho :)
Socket it is :D So 2 bolts for the pump at the bottom, pump comes off, then i cen get to the rest of the bracket bolts i guess?
I\'m off to study the FSM again :D
Cheers dude :wiggle
You\'ve had it how long and you\'re already breaking bits :rolleyes: :Laugh
and where are the pics of it? :King
lol:D
Only got crappy phone pics at the mo, my drive is hardly an exciting location :D
Will get them up soon when it\'s back running again - I\'ve got to get it ready for mapping on the 13th, so unfortunately making her uber pretty may have to wait a while :(
yeah im sure i used a rachet lol.. but iv got soooo many spanners, sockets ect that iv modified for the fd cus some bits are a pig to get into :) think im almost at the full set of cut in half rewelded spanner set :yes
for those bolts that are a cvnt (http://www.ferret.com.au/odin/images/162826/Loctite-presents-new-Freeze-and-Release-lubricant-162826.jpg)
:D
Hurrah! All sorted!
Now, to find the PS pump bolt :D
Anyone know what thread it is? In my immense arsenal of bolts i haven\'t got one that fits :(