The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

First you have to accept you have a problem, and then ask for Help! 200 1986

posted by  Paul Driver of Inga on  Tue Oct 30 05:38 CST 2007
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Sun Mar 25 16:42 CST 2012
[RELATED]

Hello Ladies and Gents of the BB,

Inga my faithful 1986 245DL has developed a squeal in the AC Fan Belt when the compressor kicks on when you first start her up. Does not affect the Power Steering pump but is a very annoying in parking lot or coming out of the drive way. The belt is not worn, only a year old, but it does have more deflection that it should using the thumb test.

I must confess that when it comes to tightening the fan belts on a 240 I have a problem. Just can not get it right and have decided to seek help.

Can never seem to her belts tight enough and have never had this problem on my old American stuff. It is the ajustment bolt maybe, I have tried all sorts of things to adjust the bolt, adjust the part where the bolt screws into. I have paid on two different occasions $10 to get the belts tightened after a water pump and alt replacement and one time to get that stupid AC compressor belt installed (that is just way too tight). Just get tired of trying to get the belts tight and go get pro help.

Now while the highs are only hitting the 70's I can take my time and finally learn what to do.

So what is the sequence for tightening a belt on a 240?

Thanks in Advance for your guidance.

PT

PS: No Flames please, but thanks for offering






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.