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Mechanical Timing belt tensioner procedure? V70-XC70

posted by  someone claiming to be masher on  Mon Dec 2 03:12 CST 2002 [RELATED]

Guys-went to do the belt this weekend and was suprised to find my 98V70R AWD has
a mechanical tensioner, not hydraulic as outlined in the Bay 13. Belt looked great so I buttoned it back up! Anybody have or know where I can get the prcedure on how to loosen/adjust for putting in a new belt. Almost looks like the type on the ole 90 740 I had. Or is it time for the dealer?








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    Mechanical Timing belt tensioner procedure?

    posted by  someone claiming to be Ray N on  Mon Dec 2 07:04 CST 2002 [RELATED]

    TSB 2210015 covers the procedure. It has images in it so
    I could not just cut and paste the text. alldatadiy.com has
    the info but you pay $25/year for subscrition. A dealer should
    be able to print it for you.

    The procedure looks a bit tricky in that you have to set it based
    on air temperature. A Volvo Tech that posts here has recommended the
    mechanical tensioners be left to the dealer. On the bright side, I
    think the replacement period might be longer so possibly you don't
    have to replace it yet (might check with the dealer on that since
    I'm not sure).








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      Mechanical Timing belt tensioner procedure?

      posted by  someone claiming to be masher on  Mon Dec 2 09:37 CST 2002 [RELATED]

      RayN-thanks for the update! It comes down to spending $300 at the dealer or possibly $3500 later if "I" screw it up! I found some archiving info that indicates the new style tensioner/belt can go up to 105K! By the looks of my belt at 74K I would agree---the dam thing had little surface wear from the tensioner pulley and the tooth profiles were nice and clean, no apparent cracks and basically no belt dust around. My 740 went 95K before I changed that so I would say 90-100K on this would be OK!







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