quick belt change


hope its not a repost, did a search.

This is awesome...I dont know if I have the balls to try it...but it would be a great bar bet.

Rich

I didn't see him set the correct tension for a new belt.

My ex brother-in-law, Stub, once did something like that with a motorcycle chain.

The Cap'n

Is that where he got his nickname?

first guy to figure that out had big brass ones...

That's pretty funny.

I watched a group of Afghanis do this same thing to a large 2-stage air compressor with 4 belts when I was at Bagram back in '04. One at a time WITH THEIR FINGERS. They would basically hold the belt with their finger tips and put them on that way. They used a stick to take them off, but fingers to get them back on!!

I asked one of them that spoke a little English why they would remove them when the pump was not going to be used?? His answer was "They will get stolen. Look around you, where are you going to buy a belt here??" Out in BFE, there ain't no NAPA I can tell you that!!

I learned that trick my first week at the dealership back in '72

Yep, any VW guy could do it back then.

Yup. Of course, it's only one finger ................ The Cap'n

Manic mechanic Jerry Brown here in Little rock has been doing that on 914's for nearly as long as they,ve been made! Just pull the coil wire and it only takes a quick bump of the starter to dislodge it and replace with a new one. I was not particularly fond of the method however as it occasionally nicked the new belt a bit.

Now if you could only do a Honda timing belt the same way...then you would be good!

Does he reach around the fan housing to do that ?

That was cool!

That is INSANE!!! Looks so simple...........I'd try it if I hated my screwdriver that badly

Damn, very good post, thanks!

I'll try it on the next T1 I get my hands (and all 10 fingers) on.

Someone should win the Nobel Peace Prize for doing this.

very cool

Wow!

I've known Jerry since the mid 70's. He has a lot of tricks up his sleeve and is a good Porsche mechanic. Is my witness to me getting "scratch" in third gear in my old 1.7!!!!! He flipped a 911 during a test drive as a Posrche mechanic and didn't loose his job or get hurt. He also saw me pull into the dealership after a test drive in a 914 with three cops behind me. They were shooting the shit and saw me take a turn 914 style and didn't like it. I didn't loose my job either.....

I see that worked on a VW. But will it work on a Porsche???

Hmmmmm.....




Eric Read