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Timing Belt, no sweat! S70 1998

posted by  someone claiming to be Chris_cam on  Mon Nov 21 02:28 CST 2005 [RELATED]

To all
I did the dreaded Timing Belt Replacement on my wife's 98 S70 Non-Turbo. It was a straighforward procedure, many thanks to Volvospeed!!!! They have a great writeup on it. Only ran into 2 snags. I did not have the Volvo tool to relax the tensioner for the Serpentine belt. After wasting about 20 minutes trying to fab something up, I just used my very large Channel-Lock pliers on it! They worked like a charm!!
The other snag was getting the New Serp. belt on the last pulley while holding the Tensioner with the Channel Locks. You just can't slip it on with your fingers. I turned the steering wheel full right and put the 30mm socket back on the Crank pulley. While still holding the Channel Locks I turned the crank pulley and Sha-Zam!! The Serp. belt rotated right on!!! Easy. In total it took me just under 3 hours to do the job, not bad. I figure closer to 2 hours for the next time.
Just wanted to share my experiences with you! A million tanks to Brickboard and Volvospeed, you guys are the best!!!

Chris
Buffalo, NY
93 945 Turbo- Daily Driver
98 S70- Wife-mobile
89 GLI 16v- Old School Resto!






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New Timing Belt, no sweat! [S70][1998]
posted by  someone claiming to be Chris_cam  on Mon Nov 21 02:28 CST 2005 >


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