anybody here have experience changing tbelts on a 1.8t?
08-05-2004, 08:28 AM
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anybody here have experience changing tbelts on a 1.8t?
i have to drive down to alabama here in a few weeks and really want it done before i leave. i've never done it but i know that i dont want to pay to have it done. so if anybody could help me out, that would be awesome
08-05-2004, 08:33 AM
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yeah i know all about the other parts i'll need to do
just wondering if anybody would help me out that had experience. this isnt something i want to f' up. im pretty mechanically inclined, so if nobody can help, guess i'll do it myself
08-05-2004, 09:06 AM
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i've done a couple
its pretty easy, don't be intimidated. honestly, the hardest part is getting the car apart and bleeding the coolant. The rest is a piece of cake. Just budget yourself an entire day for it because it can take a long long time. Also, have a friend handy who can drive you for misc bolts that may break. on the first one I did I had one of the tensioner bolt heads shear off... getting the bolt out was easy, but it took forever to find a place near me that had a replacement bolt.
08-05-2004, 09:52 AM
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hey its not rocket surgery, I've done it before,
just follow the instructions word for word and use the right tools.
Also, search for TIMING BELT MAINTENANCE. You'll find 50 other blokes that asked the same question before.
Also, search for TIMING BELT MAINTENANCE. You'll find 50 other blokes that asked the same question before.
