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Tbelt not tracking right
by
hamradio
on 07 May, 2008 21:32
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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?
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#1
by
burn_your_money
on 07 May, 2008 21:47
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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
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#2
by
Possum79
on 07 May, 2008 23:51
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#3
by
hamradio
on 08 May, 2008 07:54
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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.
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#4
by
riddleyo
on 08 May, 2008 15:39
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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.
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#5
by
hamradio
on 08 May, 2008 16:16
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where's the tsb?
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#6
by
Possum79
on 08 May, 2008 17:48
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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.
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#7
by
hamradio
on 08 May, 2008 21:00
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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.
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#8
by
burn_your_money
on 08 May, 2008 21:20
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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:
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#9
by
hamradio
on 08 May, 2008 22:02
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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.
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#10
by
Possum79
on 09 May, 2008 00:35
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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.
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#11
by
burn_your_money
on 09 May, 2008 06:57
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none taken, just figured I should let people know what we do around here :lol:
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#12
by
riddleyo
on 09 May, 2008 13:10
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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.
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#13
by
riddleyo
on 09 May, 2008 17:42
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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.
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#14
by
hamradio
on 09 May, 2008 18:33
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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.