Thread: Grinding noise from Defender

Is it a 300tdi or a 200?

I was able to remove the main serpentine and then aircon belt in mine without drama.

The bearing was removed from the tensioner pully without too much difficulty using a sturdy bench vice and an appropriate sized piece of tube and a lump hammer. The new was fitted similarly.

A press is not necessary.

The engine is a 300Tdi, I'm not too worried about getting the serpentine belt off, but is it just as easy to get back on?

Also, there's no way I can source a bearing for today, so if I were to take off the aircon belt for the day tomorrow, would this have any other undesirable consequences other than no aircon??

I'm heading off driving tomorrow morning and still not sure if I can take off the aircon belt.
If anyone could let me know if taking the aircon belt off has any undesirable effects that I don't know about, it'll save me from finding out the hard way!!

Originally posted by Alex
The engine is a 300Tdi, I'm not too worried about getting
the serpentine belt off, but is it just as easy to get back on?



Also, there's no way I can source a bearing for today, so if I were to
take off the aircon belt for the day tomorrow, would this have any other
undesirable consequences other than no aircon??

Alex,



The hardest part with the serpentine belt is relieving the tensioner.
The manual suggests removing the fan, but you need a special spanner for
that. I removed the belt on my own with a ring spanner (17mm I think) a
lever under the spanner off the water pump and a wedge to keep it
relieved off the radiator (difficult to describe). in reverse I found
that it was easiest to get all the top pulleys organised and then to
locate the belt on the main pulley from below.



As the Aircon belt drives only that so to leave it off is not a problem.

If you are in a hurry cut it. The belt cost about $25.00 to replace. Cheaper than the pulley letting go and spinning the belt through the power to the ac clutch.

if all it drives is the aircon compressor thats all it will affect
rip it off and go for a drive and enjoy your day.

if it runs more than just aircon compressor then it will affect that too
so it is not recomended you run without it.

if it was me with my laziness i would just cut it and get a new belt with the bearing. but its better to remove it properly and if you do replace the
belt keep the old as a spare.

Originally posted by DEFENDERZOOK

if it was me with my laziness i would just cut it and get a new belt with the bearing. but its better to remove it properly and if you do replace the
belt keep the old as a spare.

I was thinking along the same lines - just cut the old one off [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]


Bushie

great minds think alike

Well, for better or worse she's comin off.
Just hope this rain'll stop for tomorrow.
Thanks for the replies