thanks guys. I did figure this out. the compressor was rather stiff, i did
have to lossen the bottom pivot as to get the belt on/off not only did the
compressor need to pivot but the "goofy" tension arm thingy assembly had to
pivot too.

my is a SD708, so maybe it's slightly different!?!?

Only took me 3 hours to change three belts (stupid vanagon!)...

Shawn

On 6/24/06, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>  i'm rather confused on how to slacken tension on the a/c
> > compressor. there appears to be both a top and bottom pivot point on the
> >
> > compress along with the adjuster along the left. never seen anything
> > like
> > this before and it appears its just easier to remove the whole a/c...got
> > to
> > be a better way.
>
>
> By coincidence I just came inside from putting on my new SD709 compressor.
> The tensioning arrangement for it is kinda weird. You might not need to
> loosen the two bolts at the "hinge point" on the right. The tensioneing bolt
> on the left is the tricky part. There's a nut on the vertical face of that
> black slotted metal brace. Loosen that nut to "unlock" the compressor. The
> head of the bolt that nut is on has a lateral threaded hole in it that faces
> upward. A hex socket headed bolt goes through a hole in the top of the brace
> and threads into that bolt head. By tightening that hex socket screw it
> draws the other bolt upwards, tightening the belt. Conversely, loosening
> that bolt will lower the compressor and loosen the belt. I can run out and
> take a picture, if you like.
>
> --
> John Bange
> '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
>

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1993 vw eurovan gl
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