Fan belt change

discokev595 · Jan 19, 2014

Does anybody know how easy or hard it is to change the fan belt on a td5 disco it looks huge but is there anything i should be aware of or is it straight forward cheers

Mr Noisy · Jan 19, 2014

Straight forward

Just a 15mm spanner iirc to hold off the tensioner spring and remove the belt

Fan off is easier but not easy to do! And is a right hand thread on td5

DONT forget how the belt is routed

xat44 · Jan 19, 2014

as above. haynes manual has a pic of how its routed.

discokev595 · Jan 19, 2014

Thanks for the advice might have a go at tackling it myself gonna get a haynes manual just to be absolutely sure.

aaronmorris · Jan 19, 2014

Mr Noisy said:
Straight forward

Just a 15mm spanner iirc to hold off the tensioner spring and remove the belt

Fan off is easier but not easy to do! And is a right hand thread on td5

DONT forget how the belt is routed

Fair to say it'd be a #### with the fan on.

discokev595 said:
Thanks for the advice might have a go at tackling it myself gonna get a haynes manual just to be absolutely sure.

Just draw a diagram before removal. Really is an easy job, Infact funnily enough I did one this afternoon

darrenm · Jan 19, 2014

It's not that bad to do I put a new on on mine last week after doing the other jobs

discokev595 · Jan 19, 2014

I thought that about the fan, that`s why I think i am going to get the Haynes manual am going to look this week for one as I am going to tackle it at the weekend, just out of curiosity how long did it take to do?

MrTox · Jan 20, 2014

I just bought viscous fans spanners from this place.
Remove cover
Remove fan, note right hand thread. You need the second spanner with the holes to hold the casing in place whilst you slacken the bolt.
Take a note of belt routing
14mm spanner to pull tensioner towards viscous fan
Refit is reverse.
30 minutes will give enough time to put the tools away as well. In fact it'll probably take you longer to figure out the length of belt you need. There are a good few options.
Hope this helps, my first posting of any real value.

xat44 · Jan 21, 2014

MrTox said:
I just bought viscous fans spanners from this place.
Remove cover
Remove fan, note right hand thread. You need the second spanner with the holes to hold the casing in place whilst you slacken the bolt.
Take a note of belt routing
14mm spanner to pull tensioner towards viscous fan
Refit is reverse.
30 minutes will give enough time to put the tools away as well. In fact it'll probably take you longer to figure out the length of belt you need. There are a good few options.
Hope this helps, my first posting of any real value.

i just had the one spanner for fan removal. gave it a smack with my copper hammer and came off easily.
think you`ll find the tensioner spanner is 15mm

joojar · Jan 21, 2014

discokev595 said:
but is there anything i should be aware of or is it straight forward cheers

One tip: make sure you locate the belt grooves in all the pulley grooves correctly. Off by one *will* shred the belt - I speak from experience

gregat273 · Jan 21, 2014

I did the belt on my D1, had to stand on the spanner to move the tensioner.... probably not ideal! But was really easy job other than that. As said above, make sure any grooves etc line up!

I bought mine from Halfrauds, I will see if I can find the part number but pretty sure I found it on this forum I am sure a search will bring something up

Mr Noisy · Jan 21, 2014

Your angle of attack on the tensioner makes a big difference, from some angles it is easy to move, from the wrong angle it can be a bugger to release the tension

I find it easier to have the spanner pointing away from the pivot point...

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