raunch
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New to my Passat and the forum. The car has been great and there is a wealth of information on the board. However I have been to find any serpentine belt information specific to the '05 Passat and the BHW engine.
A serp belt change seems simple enough, but when I started to go after it last night, I found another tensioner for the A/C compressor belt. For this tensioner I could only find one allen head bolt and after loosening it, the tensioner would not move. This tensioner appears to be on a bracket that should rotate. So my first question is, how to deal with that tensioner?
Second question is, any tips/tricks for removing the serpentine belt? I'm going to replace the belt in the hopes that the squeal stops. The squeal shows up at low rpm's when the steering wheel is turned. I'm hoping it's the belt protestesting the load from the power steering pump, and not the pump itself. However, the pump does groan a bit when put to work at the low rpm's.
Thanks.
A serp belt change seems simple enough, but when I started to go after it last night, I found another tensioner for the A/C compressor belt. For this tensioner I could only find one allen head bolt and after loosening it, the tensioner would not move. This tensioner appears to be on a bracket that should rotate. So my first question is, how to deal with that tensioner?
Second question is, any tips/tricks for removing the serpentine belt? I'm going to replace the belt in the hopes that the squeal stops. The squeal shows up at low rpm's when the steering wheel is turned. I'm hoping it's the belt protestesting the load from the power steering pump, and not the pump itself. However, the pump does groan a bit when put to work at the low rpm's.
Thanks.