I'm A Bloody Idiot !!!!!!!!

[Triathlete]

You can buy just the pulley and replace it (along with the belt of course). I had the same pulley seize. I got mine from the local Checkers Auto and it was under $20. Definately replace the belt though...the friction of the belt sliding on the non turning pulley causes a lot of heat which weakens the belt.

As far as mud...be carefull with your alternator (night want to buy and carry an extra). The alt. sits very low in the VX. Clear water does not seem to affect them much. Mud and gritty waters however have claimed the death of many VX and Isuzu alternators!

[etlsport]

yep serpentine is real easy.. easier if you have a friend to hold the tensioner pulley for you so you have both hands to route the belt though.. iirc it is a 14mm socket you need

[crotchrocket]

thanks for the help guys!! and thanks Bart for the Visual!! I love mud

So theres nothing needs keeping in the same place when changing the belt, ie nothing will go out of time?? Also i'm confused, do we call this a timing belt here and the one behind the casing a cam belt????

[Ldub]

thanks for the help guys!! and thanks Bart for the Visual!! I love mud

So theres nothing needs keeping in the same place when changing the belt, ie nothing will go out of time?? Also i'm confused, do we call this a timing belt here and the one behind the casing a cam belt????

That's the serpentine belt, used for spinning the various system thingies (power steering, AC, alternator, etc)

The timing (cam) belt is behind the plastic cover(s).

[crotchrocket]

Sweet thanks!! bet your all worried now that i'm working on my own car not knowing a timing belt from a fan belt,

[don moore]

remember ..you chaps have to put the belt on from the right hand side first ...we do it from the left.....lol... j/k

[mdwyer]

remember ..you chaps have to put the belt on from the right hand side first ...we do it from the left.....lol... j/k

In Australia, the pulleys all turn the opposite way.

[nfpgasmask]

So theres nothing needs keeping in the same place when changing the belt, ie nothing will go out of time?? Also i'm confused, do we call this a timing belt here and the one behind the casing a cam belt????

The belt that you are changing (drive belt/serp belt) is not timed to anything. The crankshaft pulley (the big pulley at the bottom) spins as your engine runs and "drives" the drive belt. The drive belt then keeps all the other stuff spinning. So no, nothing at all to worry about with this belt. Old one off, new one on.

In Australia, the pulleys all turn the opposite way.

You mean because they are below the equator?

Bart

[don moore]

In Australia, the pulleys all turn the opposite way.

i heard the hot water is on the right side as well...hehe

[etlsport]

In Australia, the pulleys all turn the opposite way.

in russia, the belt turns you

you know i was under my hood today and just kinda glanced at the idler pulley and got kinda upset cause it didnt look like it was spinning at all.. i was almost dumb enough to try touching it.. but thought better of it, so i grabbed a grease pencil and marked it, it was spinning, just so fast it looked like it was still

[VX-157]

In Australia, the pulleys all turn the opposite way.

Dont forget you need a left hand spanner

Be right back bloody kangroo has my dog bailed up in the top paddock

[don moore]

Be right back bloody kangroo has my dog bailed up in the top paddock [/QUOTE]

WHAT THE @#$$ does that mean....

[pbkid]

Be right back bloody kangroo has my dog bailed up in the top paddock

WHAT THE @#$$ does that mean....

X2!!!! i understood like half of that sentence

in russia, the belt turns you

you know i was under my hood today and just kinda glanced at the idler pulley and got kinda upset cause it didnt look like it was spinning at all.. i was almost dumb enough to try touching it.. but thought better of it, so i grabbed a grease pencil and marked it, it was spinning, just so fast it looked like it was still

probably not a great idea to reach your hand into a running motor in the belt area...

[crotchrocket]

[crotchrocket]

ooooooooooooooooooopppppppppsssssssssss


Turns (no pun intended) out the Idle Pulley that i said was knackered has been turning the whole time and there is NOTHING wrong with it lol, you guys should have picked it up with the photo i posted of me trying to move it with a socket wrench !!!!! the middle doesnt bloody move hahaha, there is an outer spindal that moves and it was going so quick i couldnt see it so i have been using public transport for no reason!!!! hahahahah im such an idiot its actually amusing!!

Turns out the noise i heard was just all the crap in the engine bay so i washed it last night and drove to work today its fine,,,,,,

Just to stand up for my self though i was late to work, the car was the muddiest its ever been and i was in work clothes, it was 8am Monday morning and my brain wasn't in gear and i paniced and thought sh*t im late i'll jump on the tube to work...............thats my excuse anyway


Fell free to give me a virual slap



heres the pic