Tbelt not tracking right

[hamradio]

Ugh.

Getting my engine all back together, and now the tbelt won't track right.  Seems to be in the IP.  The belt is riding about 1/16" off of the IP pulley.  The bracket is tightly bolted to the engine.  The IP is tightly bolted to the bracket.  It's tracking about 3/16" away from where it used to (judging by the marks on the pulley).  

Could it be, that I sandblasted and repainted the IP/motor mount bracket, and re painted it?

Any suggestions?

[burn_your_money]

Was it tracking good before the work was done to it?

It may not be mounted in the exact same location. I seem to recall reading that you can slightly move the brackets a bit

[Possum79]

http://www.vwdiesel.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=13496&highlight=56k

read that. The guy had the same problem.

[hamradio]

it was tracking perfectly before I took the bracket off.  I guess I'll take it off tonight and try to figure out what's going on.

[riddleyo]

Yea I had the same problem. The thread posted above was how I fixed it. I just followed the tech service bulletin that VW posted, checked all brackets and pulleys with a straight edge, and replaced a stripped nut/bolt on the IP bracket. I also painted my IP bracket, I don't think that should be a problem.

[hamradio]

where's the tsb?

[Possum79]

I think the service bulletin was deleted either by the poster or the moderators. I wish i would have printed it.

riddleyo did you save a copy? if so can you send me it via pm.

[hamradio]

ugh.

I think it's the ip bushing.  I started tearing it all apart again, and noticed about 1mm of play, maybe slightly less.  After turning it over several times the belt stays on, but sticks out about 1/16" over the ip pulley.

Next year, I'm putting a 16v in this car.  I've messed around with the diesel enough for a fun car, it doesn't have the dollar-hp factor I'd like, and I have all the wiring and fueling laying around for a full 16v swap.  The diesel will probably get thrown into a mk2 or something for a dd; I just hate this stuff that I'm not really sure what's going on.  I'd rather have a 16v and mess with wiring than mess with tearing my IP bracket off because it *might* be a reason my timing belt won't track right.

[burn_your_money]

I think the service bulletin was deleted either by the poster or the moderators. I wish i would have printed it.

We (the mods) don`t regulate content like that. If it`s porn or spam it`s gone, otherwise we leave it.

Don`t give up on the diesel :shock:

[hamradio]

I'll drive it this summer, but if it still isn't thrilling me at the end of the summer, out with it.  I'm limited to two cars; if I wasn't, I'd own a 16v scirocco.  

I now need to find my gear puller to get the ip pulley off.  Then I'll jack the engine up a little, and try to get the bracket off.  It frustrates me that I just put all this stuff back on the engine a couple weeks ago, and something isn't right.  Ugh.  I had visions of having this thing running in the next week or two.

Sorry about all the ***ing.

[Possum79]

I think the service bulletin was deleted either by the poster or the moderators. I wish i would have printed it.

We (the mods) don`t regulate content like that. If it`s porn or spam it`s gone, otherwise we leave it.

Don`t give up on the diesel :shock:

I realized after I said it the the creator of the it deleted it. No offense to any of the moderators by anymeans. I just wasnt sure untill I went OoOo it says he deleted it at the bottom of the post.

[burn_your_money]

none taken, just figured I should let people know what we do around here :lol:

[riddleyo]

I'll drive it this summer, but if it still isn't thrilling me at the end of the summer, out with it.  I'm limited to two cars; if I wasn't, I'd own a 16v scirocco.  

I now need to find my gear puller to get the ip pulley off.  Then I'll jack the engine up a little, and try to get the bracket off.  It frustrates me that I just put all this stuff back on the engine a couple weeks ago, and something isn't right.  Ugh.  I had visions of having this thing running in the next week or two.

Sorry about all the ***ing.

I'll post the TSB in this thread when I get home today. I've used a gear puller on the IP pulley before, it takes forever. Now, I just used a long screw driver to pry against the IP pulley from behind, then tap the screwdriver with a  rubber mallet and it pops right off.

[riddleyo]

Hmm, I couldn't find the tech bulletin. But all it said was this:

Push the left side of this bracket down, and the right side of the bracket up, and then tighten the bolts down.

[hamradio]

Will try.  So, unbolt it from the motor mount bracket, loosen the 2 bolts, and move it, tighten them, and re bolt it to the mm bracket?

I just pulled the bracket off, rebolted it on, etc, and it still runs about 1/16" off of the pulley.  I'll go try the move the bracket trick.