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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: nissannx on November 24, 2014, 06:10:34 pm

Title: Mk2 1.6 alternator belt change
Post by: nissannx on November 24, 2014, 06:10:34 pm

I need to change my belt and I can't find a good walk through online. It's a 1.6 na with power steering. Which bolt do I remove on my power steering pump?

Thanks

Title: Re: Mk2 1.6 alternator belt change
Post by: TylerDurden on November 24, 2014, 07:54:49 pm

Loosen:
(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/c8hotfig32n1tgx/PS_pumpDiagram-sm.jpg)

Title: Re: Mk2 1.6 alternator belt change
Post by: nissannx on November 25, 2014, 01:46:19 am

So it looks like 5 bolts plus one hidden one for a total of 6 I need to loosen?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Mk2 1.6 alternator belt change
Post by: TylerDurden on November 25, 2014, 04:16:59 am

Five, I would say... the nut #24 near the marking #10 is partnered with pivot-bolt #18.

Title: Re: Mk2 1.6 alternator belt change
Post by: fatmobile on November 25, 2014, 09:27:50 pm

If you are trying to change your alternator belt:
 Remove the crank pully,.. especially if you have AC.

Title: Re: Mk2 1.6 alternator belt change
Post by: nissannx on November 26, 2014, 02:12:22 am

I don't have ac. How hard is it to replace the crank pulley with a belt on It under tension?

Title: Re: Mk2 1.6 alternator belt change
Post by: fatmobile on November 26, 2014, 08:35:40 pm

Easy

Title: Re: Mk2 1.6 alternator belt change
Post by: ftm1776 on November 27, 2014, 06:31:57 pm

Makes me think of how nice it would be to get rid of all of that PS junk !!

One of these days !!!

Title: Re: Mk2 1.6 alternator belt change
Post by: 92EcoDiesel Jetta on November 28, 2014, 07:44:36 am

Quote from: nissannx on November 24, 2014, 06:10:34 pm

I need to change my belt and I can't find a good walk through online. It's a 1.6 na with power steering. Which bolt do I remove on my power steering pump?

Thanks

Does your power steering belt also drive the water pump?

The belt drive system on these cars are the biggest kluge ever. Replacing the alt belt on an AC and power steering equipped car was a 2 to 3 hour nightmare each time the alt belt stretched out (average 5k miles for me), until I got rid of the AC compressor. Now I do not have to worry anymore when it will happen again.

Title: Re: Mk2 1.6 alternator belt change
Post by: nissannx on December 01, 2014, 07:13:01 pm

My water pump and power steering are together and my alternator is alone. I'm going to tackle it this week. I got a Kevlar belt from the tractor store. I hope it doesn't stretch out