Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:48:43 -0500 From: Fred W <malt_houndnospamo.com> Subject: Re: Tossed a belt...
JohnO wrote: > Yep, the small one is bad. Just to be sure...the bad pulley is the > small grooved one. The smooth pulleys seem to be fine. All I need is > the small one, right? > > I'm digging around for some online instructions, having never replaced > one of these before. It seems to be simple enough...once I figure out > the belt pattern. I'm looking here: http://www.thesaabsite.com/900new/ > NG900beltsandpulleys.htm Our car's pulleys don't match the 4...we > have the AC compressor in there. (The instrux linked from there are > incomplete...what's the point of the block of wood and all that?) > > I also found this: http://www.nospam.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55452 > which is going to take me longer to read and comprehend than it took > this guy to do. :-) Seems like he loosened everything, rather than > just a tensioner. > > -John O > > John, Yes, the upper left grooved idler pulley is the one that tends to go. Here's an official SAAB document that shows the belt routing. http://townsendimports.com/Web/engine_folder/ng900beltsc405.htm Also, here's one from the place where I do all of my online parts purchasing: http://www.eeuroparts.com/searchresults.aspx?&carid=1072&cat=1004 eEuroparts is almost always the cheapest and has been extremely reliable and fast at shipping. There is no need for a wood block. Once you flex the tensioner assembly (with a long 1/2" socket extension or a breaker bar turned sideways) there are two holes that will line up that allow you to stick a drill bit or allen wrench thru them to hold it in the "cocked" position. -- -Fred W
