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Re: Aux Belt Tensioner
« Reply #30 on: 28 February 2007, 00:24:58 »
Read my post after that one also mate..

I think you'll get away with it to be honest, if it was only biting on two threads or so.. then chances of those two threads not holding or stripping are much increased..

Best thing to do is just get another bolt, and try and get it in there  :y
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Re: Aux Belt Tensioner
« Reply #31 on: 28 February 2007, 00:26:50 »
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Reading your above post, I think you'll get away with it.

The bolt with the 17mm head was VERY short, the proper Vx bolts are MUCH longer.

This means you'll have only taken off one or two turns of thread inside the hole....

99% sure you'll be OK with this one mate.

Go to VX at your first opportunity, and get the right bolt. It should just go in and tighten (may be a bit tricky to start).. but I think you'll be fine.

If not, back to Plan B, I'll investigate it with you mate.

Presumably everything else is OK? I can definately confirm from what we saw, that a herd of cowboys have attacked your car at some point :(


everything else is absolutely excellent, and the new tensioner is as quiet as a mouse - the engines sounding like new :)

Ok, tomorrow I'll get straight on to vx about a new bolt, easier for me to just try this than take it all apart again I think - would you agree?

It relieves me a bit that you think it will be ok, I was panicking there for a few mins!

Nah, don't panic..

Agree that it's easier not to mess about, just get another bolt asap and get it in there..

A pint says it'll tighten and torque without a problem ;D
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Re: Aux Belt Tensioner
« Reply #32 on: 28 February 2007, 08:44:21 »
If you had said it had the wrong bolt on Saturday.....I had a couple of spares....
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Re: Aux Belt Tensioner
« Reply #33 on: 28 February 2007, 08:55:45 »
Vx have ordered me one, be there tomorrow morning :)

Always the way Mark! ;)
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Re: Aux Belt Tensioner
« Reply #34 on: 01 March 2007, 09:11:22 »
New bolt should be here today, I'm keeping hopeful that it will bite and I'll have a secure tensioner again..

If not, someone metioned something called a 'helicoil' which apparently is a spring type contraption that you wind into the hole, and then tighten your bolt up into.. Anyone got experience of these if I am screwed (excuse the pun)?
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Re: Aux Belt Tensioner
« Reply #35 on: 01 March 2007, 13:53:31 »
Helicoils are good but you need to drill out the old thread, then insert the helicoil

If you havent used them before I suggest you find some to do it for you
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Re: Aux Belt Tensioner
« Reply #36 on: 01 March 2007, 13:54:43 »
Why Vauxhall are Numpties:

Yesterday on the phone:

Me: Hi I need the bolt that secures the auxilary belt tensioner to the cylinder block please

Vx: Ok, I don't have any here I'll order one in

Yesterday at Vauxhall while having gearbox reprogrammed:

Me: Hi, just want to check you've ordered my bolt for tomorrow

Vx: No we haven't

Me: Can you do it then please?

Vx: Yes, we'll phone you when its here tomorrow

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Today at Vauxhall

Me: Hi I'm here for my bolt that you ordered yesterday

Vx: Here you go

Me: Thats the wrong bolt - and why have you ordered two of them?!

Vx: errrrrrrrrr

Me: Those are the bolts that you'd use to secure the tensioner pulley to the tensionor assembly - and what made you think you would need two of them exactly????!

Vx: errrrrrrrrr

Me: Can we order the right one now please, is that possible?

Vx: Can't find it, its not on the screen

Me: Give me the mouse

Me: There it is (under alternator for some reason)

Me: Please order me one of those for tomorrow

Vx: Ok, you can come and collect it tomorrow morning

Me: No, you can bring it to me at work as I'm fed up of driving all the way down here to help you do your job

Vx: Ok.

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What a bunch of f**king idiots.

So hopefully tomorrow I'll actually get the right bit.
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Re: Aux Belt Tensioner
« Reply #37 on: 01 March 2007, 21:41:58 »
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Why Vauxhall are Numpties:

Yesterday on the phone:

Me: Hi I need the bolt that secures the auxilary belt tensioner to the cylinder block please

Vx: Ok, I don't have any here I'll order one in

Yesterday at Vauxhall while having gearbox reprogrammed:

Me: Hi, just want to check you've ordered my bolt for tomorrow

Vx: No we haven't

Me: Can you do it then please?

Vx: Yes, we'll phone you when its here tomorrow

-----

Today at Vauxhall

Me: Hi I'm here for my bolt that you ordered yesterday

Vx: Here you go

Me: Thats the wrong bolt - and why have you ordered two of them?!

Vx: errrrrrrrrr

Me: Those are the bolts that you'd use to secure the tensioner pulley to the tensionor assembly - and what made you think you would need two of them exactly????!

Vx: errrrrrrrrr

Me: Can we order the right one now please, is that possible?

Vx: Can't find it, its not on the screen

Me: Give me the mouse

Me: There it is (under alternator for some reason)

Me: Please order me one of those for tomorrow

Vx: Ok, you can come and collect it tomorrow morning

Me: No, you can bring it to me at work as I'm fed up of driving all the way down here to help you do your job

Vx: Ok.

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What a bunch of f**king idiots.

So hopefully tomorrow I'll actually get the right bit.

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Re: Aux Belt Tensioner
« Reply #38 on: 01 March 2007, 23:50:38 »
Was this the place in the town that you live (he says trying to avoid legal repercusions..)?
They tried to do me over good and proper on my brakes.
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Re: Aux Belt Tensioner
« Reply #39 on: 01 March 2007, 23:54:38 »
Sod the legals, they did me over royally with an astra coupe I had a year ago - stay away from Inchcape in Newbury at all costs!
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Re: Aux Belt Tensioner
« Reply #40 on: 02 March 2007, 00:03:48 »
If you need a mechanic, there's a place in Thatcham I can recommend. Top bloke, expert on Omega's.
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Re: Aux Belt Tensioner
« Reply #41 on: 02 March 2007, 00:09:52 »
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If you need a mechanic, there's a place in Thatcham I can recommend. Top bloke, expert on Omega's.

Sounds good, I've PM'd you by the way - right at the top in messages...
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Re: Aux Belt Tensioner
« Reply #42 on: 03 March 2007, 00:12:26 »
I too got a belt from AutoVaux.

Engine was quiet until fitted (very very tight to fit). Then lo and behold if my tensioner didnt start rattling itself silly.

New tensioner later - quieter but still not as it should be (belt has stretched a little since it was first fitted, but was still tight).

Result - GM belts only in future for me! I'll be ordering mine tomorrow.
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Re: Aux Belt Tensioner
« Reply #43 on: 03 March 2007, 00:55:37 »
Spratleys in Mortimer come well recommended too. Small dealer, not sure if they've got a parts department. My only direct experience is with sorting out my Morrisons fuel debacle whereby they charged me 20 quid for a Tech2 session and said "It'll probably be OK but you may need the sensors replaced if the fault comes back.

Contrast with <sucks through teeth> "That'll need new Lambda sensors all round" (over the phone, some sort of new remote Tech2 via combined telephone and telepathy link). "Bring it in on Monday and we'll make a start. Not sure when you can have it back. Parts are on back order" at a large main dealer. Err.. No, thanks.

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Re: Aux Belt Tensioner
« Reply #44 on: 04 March 2007, 00:30:50 »
Chalk up another 'victim' of the Autovaux aux belts...my tensioner is now squealing horribly.  New GM one on order, and I think I will go to Spratley's to order a belt rather than Inchcape!

Interestingly I heard that Sprately's may be losing it's Vx franchise, a shame as it's a top 'village dealer' from what I can tell.  Anybody know if Gurney's of Benson are knowledgeable/helpful, or J Davy in Basingstoke?
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