changing belts
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changing belts
Hi I went to the dealer and they told me I need to change both of the belts on the outside of my engine is this a hard task to do or should I go to the dealer plz help. think it is the supercharger belt and the mono belt (99 C230K)
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I can't answer about you specifc car, but I have always changed my own belts. Most of the cars I owned had the serp. belts. It is very easy to do. You just have to study how to get it off and on. That usually the biggest problem. In my experience, you get a big a** breaker bar to pull back the tension pulley and the belt will come free. Then you figure out how to get it the hell out of there. On my Ford, you have to bring it over the cooling fan. The most it has ever taken me was about 30 minutes. To me, it is not worth the money. I look at it like this, if someone can do it, so can I. Besides, I like working on my cars. It gives me a certain sense of gratification.
Good Luck!
P.S. I am even thinking of doing the Kleemann pulley myself, so far the information I've gathered looks pretty good. However, I want to make sure I get the same warranty.
Regards,
John Cappuccilli
'02 C230
C7 Wheels
Cd changer
Tele-Aid
Future upgrades:
Kleemann Pulley
new speakers
Other cars:
'92 Ford T-Bird 120,000 miles (thank you Mobil 1) daily driver
'01 Jetta Wolfsburg 1.8T with APR (miss her--she flew) but the like the Benz I traded her for
'99 Volvo S40 low boost turbo--oh! so many problems
'96 BMW 318ti--great solid car, a bit on the slow side
87 Chevy Z24
84 Mustang
Girlfriend:
'01 Beetle GLX--in process of having it lemonized
Good Luck!
P.S. I am even thinking of doing the Kleemann pulley myself, so far the information I've gathered looks pretty good. However, I want to make sure I get the same warranty.
Regards,
John Cappuccilli
'02 C230
C7 Wheels
Cd changer
Tele-Aid
Future upgrades:
Kleemann Pulley
new speakers
Other cars:
'92 Ford T-Bird 120,000 miles (thank you Mobil 1) daily driver
'01 Jetta Wolfsburg 1.8T with APR (miss her--she flew) but the like the Benz I traded her for
'99 Volvo S40 low boost turbo--oh! so many problems
'96 BMW 318ti--great solid car, a bit on the slow side
87 Chevy Z24
84 Mustang
Girlfriend:
'01 Beetle GLX--in process of having it lemonized
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That's not how you do thing, by forcing them out. Forcing it out is easy but forcing it back in is like hell !! You will damage the belt tensioner.
Read your manual and it will tell you which is belt tensioner. All you do is find the right socket and turn it counter clock wise. That is.
Read your manual and it will tell you which is belt tensioner. All you do is find the right socket and turn it counter clock wise. That is.
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No force intended
By mentioning a breaker bar, I meant to say one that fits the tensioner. The tension pulley is under some pressure, and it is hard to hold if you do not have a long bar. I know on my T-Bird, the tension pulley is dangerously close to the fan. It scares me to think if the pulley pulled back with my hand on a short bar--Ouch!
