Ford Scorpio Forum - Print Page


    
      
        Ford Scorpio Forum
        (https://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl)
      

        General >> Give/Need advice to/from others >> right then........
        
(Message started by: taliban on Feb 25^th, 2007, 1:56pm)

Title: right then........
Post by taliban on Feb 25^th, 2007, 1:56pm

i've slackened the tensioner and removed drive belt on my 2.5td, i can see the problem i've been having; the top mounting point for the tensioner is missing! ground away! sorted me thinks, i have a tensioner, mounting plate and spare belt bought from mr. savill for a good price (cheers steve), however, i noticed something strange; the crank pulley, or rather the ring around it with the grooves in for the belt is not attached to the pulley itself and just slips off? which is handy for cleaning the grooves, but i dont think its meant to do that, anyone got any ideas?

Title: Re: right then........
Post by sector-9 on Feb 25^th, 2007, 2:11pm

Sounds like a failed vibration damper, but I'm guessing.

Darren

Title: Re: right then........
Post by taliban on Feb 25^th, 2007, 2:24pm

hmmmm, does to me too, though i've never looked at one before...

Title: Re: right then........
Post by taliban on Feb 25^th, 2007, 6:50pm

update; new tensioner fitted, i've removed the 'loose' ring and adjusted the tension to suit, it works, a bit squealy, but working, for how long im not sure, so i think i'll get the bus to work this week until i can get a new damper unit fitted, which looking at the main site is quite involved, deep joy :-/
on a brighter note, i just tried out a 'clay bar' on a front wing, wow, these things give an exceptionally smooth finish ;D