Front Cover Gasket - A/C Car

[Fire99]

Hi All,

I've gotta change the front cover gasket on my Chim 450. It does unfortunately have Aircon which means the Serpentine belt takes a different route to the pics in the Steve Heath book and loosening appears a different process to Non A/C cars as the Alternator appears fixed and not responsible for tightening the belt.

Does anyone have any instructions on this at all or pics or both?

Many thanks,

Nick

[CRE]

Hi Nick,

The alternator is fixed and does not tension the belt on either engine...AC or no AC. The only real difference (IIRC) is the auto tensioner sits in a different position but still in the same place (if that makes much sense!).
Other than that, you should be ok.

HTH

Jamie

[Cider Andy]

Here's a picture of the layout:



Put a spanner on the tensioner (it's the wheel directly beneath the alternator) and pull it to release the tension. The belt then comes straight off.

[GreenV8S]

Cider Andy said:

pull it to release the tension.

He'll need to push it downwards, from the look of it.

[Cider Andy]

GreenV8S said:

He'll need to push it downwards, from the look of it.

Yes, that's right. 15mm ring spanner.