04-06-2017, 05:49 PM
Been going at this cambelt change on and off for a few days now, but I can't work out how to get the idler pulley out? It seems to be stuck behind the engine mount plate thing so I've slackened the remaining 3 bolts on the plate, but it won't budge. I think there's supposed to be a bolt at the top somewhere, but the only one I could find just had the engine lifting point attached to it.
The only things I can think of are that the tensioner spring is pushing down on the tensioner and that might be creating too much friction to move the bracket? Or that the bolt that goes through the bracket into the idler won't come out fully cos its hits the side of the engine bay, and this could still be holding the idler in place? I think it's far enough out for that not to be happening though.
Any tips?
The only things I can think of are that the tensioner spring is pushing down on the tensioner and that might be creating too much friction to move the bracket? Or that the bolt that goes through the bracket into the idler won't come out fully cos its hits the side of the engine bay, and this could still be holding the idler in place? I think it's far enough out for that not to be happening though.
Any tips?