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Subject:Re: Change a VW Fan Belt In 5 Seconds?
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:48:36 -0700

Its prying the belt off with the screwdriver with the engine running - a
technique that would have been really useful back in the day...

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> I didn't watch the vid,
> but is it just prying the belt off with the tip of  a screwdriver ?
> that works REALLY well....
> just arrange the screw driver, bump the starter a time or two.
> belt jumps right off.
> same going back on.
>
> where this can be useful is not having to readjust the belt tension going
> back together.
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "neil n" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 10:07 AM
> Subject: Change a VW Fan Belt In 5 Seconds?
>
>
>  Hi all.
>>
>> Don't try this at home!   ;)
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQhfcdQf1QA&feature=player_embedded#
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>> --
>> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>>
>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>>
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>>
>

--
Jake

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