Belt tensioner loose

BillyMG · 5th May 2018, 18:21

I've removed my drive belt, with some difficulty, only to find there's not a cat's chance in hell I'll get the new belt on. When I turn the tensioner bolt, there's movement in the bolt without movement in the pulley - the pulley does move but not as much as the nut. How do I access the 15mm nut behind the shaft??

Thanks

BillyMG · 5th May 2018, 18:52

It's ok, I've had a look and I see the bolt I need to get at now.

simondhopkins · 5th May 2018, 19:26

Yep, they a barsteward to get to.

Got to love bmw

Mike Noc · 6th May 2018, 07:08

Easy enough to slip a ring spanner on the back of it - don't forget it has a left hand thread.

fandango151 · 6th May 2018, 09:07

Not the approved method but put the belt around all of the top pulleys and partially on the crank. Then turn the crank. A suitable screwdriver to stop the partially seated belt slipping off the crank.

Not clever or smart but in times of need as I had with an immobile vehicle. At your own risk and all but it has been done by myself after fighting the alternator on my auto cdti.

5th May 2018, 18:21	#1
BillyMG Gets stuck in MG ZT 2.5 V6 Auto Tourer (Elizabeth) / MG ZT CDTI (Farage) Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: St Helens Posts: 688 Thanks: 339 Thanked 109 Times in 89 Posts	Belt tensioner loose I've removed my drive belt, with some difficulty, only to find there's not a cat's chance in hell I'll get the new belt on. When I turn the tensioner bolt, there's movement in the bolt without movement in the pulley - the pulley does move but not as much as the nut. How do I access the 15mm nut behind the shaft?? Thanks

5th May 2018, 18:52	#2
BillyMG Gets stuck in MG ZT 2.5 V6 Auto Tourer (Elizabeth) / MG ZT CDTI (Farage) Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: St Helens Posts: 688 Thanks: 339 Thanked 109 Times in 89 Posts	It's ok, I've had a look and I see the bolt I need to get at now.

5th May 2018, 19:26	#3
simondhopkins Loves to post Vauxhall Vectra C Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Burnley Posts: 445 Thanks: 179 Thanked 88 Times in 62 Posts	Yep, they a barsteward to get to. Got to love bmw

6th May 2018, 07:08	#4
Mike Noc This is my second home Rover 75 CDT Manual Connoisseur SE, Rover 75 CDT Automatic Connoisseur SE & a Freelander Td4. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hampshire Posts: 11,548 Thanks: 3,470 Thanked 3,119 Times in 2,247 Posts	Easy enough to slip a ring spanner on the back of it - don't forget it has a left hand thread.

6th May 2018, 09:07	#5
fandango151 Loves to post Rover 75 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Tamworth Posts: 291 Thanks: 2 Thanked 72 Times in 65 Posts	Not the approved method but put the belt around all of the top pulleys and partially on the crank. Then turn the crank. A suitable screwdriver to stop the partially seated belt slipping off the crank. Not clever or smart but in times of need as I had with an immobile vehicle. At your own risk and all but it has been done by myself after fighting the alternator on my auto cdti.