nicks90 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Viscous fan bearing is starting to get a bit noisy after 159k miles. But rather than the hassle of sourcing a new cover and removing crank pulley etc to replace it.... is it possible to fit a shorter serpentine belt and just not have that pulley turning at all and fit a leccy fan? Cheers for any advice Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Yes One of the VW belts fits BUT you have to make your alternator adjustable. Let's see if I can find the post that was put up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Here you are Nick http://landytown.myfastforum.org/about8007.html&highlight=serpentine+belt You're now on your own. Let's know how you get on please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Thats a pretty crude way of doing things, especially as you now no longer have adjustment for the belt stretch over time. Also, if you use the car for offroad, the electric fan will render your intercooler to being pointless, unless the fan actually runs (depending on how you fit it, it may not provide any cooling for the intercooler at all). I would just solve the problem myself, rather than reinvent your engine accesory drive. I will take the belt no into account, because you may be able to run it as a back up if your alternator seizes up. Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicks90 Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 thats a fantastic fix! agreed that his alternator adjustment is crude, but that can be dealt with easily enough by getting some proper slidimg adjusters from something appropriate at a scrappies. i'll be going there anyway to get a leccy fan. many thanks folks and when i get around to it i promise to post pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I haven't looked that close at the idea. What is needed is someting or someway of changing that viscous fan pulley bearing without having to change the complete front timing case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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