Steve W Posted May 30, 2002 Share Posted May 30, 2002 Arhhh packing the car last night before a trackday at Cadwell Park tomorrow I thought I would do a few quick checks. Inspecting the alternator belt as it came lose a couple of weeks back I found the problem. Car is a Raceline Zetec. The tensioner for the alternator belt/water pump attaches to a plate bolted to the block a two places. The top bolt has broken off leaving half in the water pump and the bottom bolt was lose . I've tightened the bottom bolt and given it a good shot of thread lock. For a quick repair I have taken an aprox 6' section of 1' flat bar and bolted this to the nylon block connected to the alternator (which has a slot for adjusting the tension) and connected this to a bolt which holds the cam belt cover on. I seems secure ? I'm hoping it will last just for Cadwell then I can have it fixed permanently. I have a pic I can send. Is there anyone out there with more of a mechanical mind can take a look the pic of my repair and tell me what they think. Many thanks. Edited by - steve w on 30 May 2002 10:55:44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Wong1697456877 Posted May 30, 2002 Share Posted May 30, 2002 If the cam belt cover and it's fixings are strong enough, It sound like a good bodge. Is there any of the old bolt sticking out? can you cut a groove into it for a flat screwdriver? How big is the bolt? If it's a fair size, I have some extractors (essentially a tapered reverse tap) which I'll try to remember to bring, together with a drill. Bring a spare bolt if you have one. Alex Edited by - Alex Wong on 30 May 2002 12:28:47 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg Posted May 30, 2002 Share Posted May 30, 2002 Another trick when you can see the end of what's left in the bolt is to use a center punch and punch it off center and then (with the center punch) try and unscrew using the punch and the punch'ed dent. I've just had a similar problem with my ex-Xflow. All the waterpump bolts were very lose. An RAC man showed me the above trick. Greg, Q 880 RAE (Green/Ali XF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted May 30, 2002 Author Share Posted May 30, 2002 Um thanks. Not any of the old bolt showing. It's a 6mm bolt I belive. I think the bodge will hold. Thanks Alec hopefully see you at Cadwell tomorrow (or maybe the black horse tonight). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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