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Tommo

Member Since: 19 Dec 2013
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 830

2006 Defender 90 Td5 Black LE Java Black

Fitting new ancillary belt

Have brought a new belt and plan to fit it tomorrow. Have also acquired viscous fan spanner to remove this prior to fitting. Is there any tips on doing this as it is my first time

cheers Tommo

9th May 2014 7:26pm

TD5_dan

Member Since: 24 Feb 2012
Location: Essex
Posts: 449

Takes about 10 mins, if you want to you can remove the fan cowl along top of rad panel note the route the belt takes move tensioner back and remove old belt. Fitting new one is just reverse oh and no need to remove viscous fan I would keep that in place on a td5

2001 TD5 110 County Station Wagon - sold
1970 Series 2A Station Wagon
1970 Series 2A hard top
1960 Series 2
1972 Series 3

9th May 2014 8:06pm

DefenderJon

Member Since: 01 Dec 2012
Location: Sunny Ulster
Posts: 68

As above, definitely remove the plastic cowl. You'll also need a 15mm ring spanner to rotate the tensioner.

Quick and easy job.

Jon.

9th May 2014 9:43pm

Tommo

Member Since: 19 Dec 2013
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 830

Thanks for tips. When the wind dies down I will have a go!!

10th May 2014 6:33am

landy andy

Member Since: 15 Feb 2009
Location: Ware, Herts
Posts: 5729

2006 Defender 110 Td5 USW Zermatt Silver

A tip I learnt was not to just release the auto tensioner, but to force it into the belt, it made mine quieter.

Andy

10th May 2014 6:43am

Tommo

Member Since: 19 Dec 2013
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 830

Well its done but no thanks to LR

I brought the belt from them and took me awhile to get the belt off (took it off underneath). Went to fit new belt but it didn't fit as it turns out they had given me a td5 discovery belt. Following a interesting conversation with the parts dept I re-fitted the old belt and collected the new.
Fitting the new took 2omins and now all is well.
One thing that caused me headache was getting the old belt back on but eventually worked out to slide it onto the viscous fan pully (once the rest was lined up) was the best way to get it on and it proved correct as the new one took 2omins.

10th May 2014 1:25pm

TD5_dan

Member Since: 24 Feb 2012
Location: Essex
Posts: 449

there you go bet you could do that in about 10 mins now you have the knack

2001 TD5 110 County Station Wagon - sold
1970 Series 2A Station Wagon
1970 Series 2A hard top
1960 Series 2
1972 Series 3

10th May 2014 4:03pm

Tommo

Member Since: 19 Dec 2013
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 830

Well ill try and beat the time of 20 mins when I next do it...in about another 90k

10th May 2014 6:24pm

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