1997 Volvo Penta 3.0GS - main V belt
I have a 1997 Regal with a Volvo Penta 3.0 GS. The v belt that
connects from the crankshaft pulley to the power steering pulley and
another pulley broke. It appears that the only way to replace this
belt is to remove the front engine mount. Is there another way to
install this belt? |
Aug 12
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| Excellent suggestion CalifBill. I wished Volvo used your
proactiveness. :-) |
Aug 14
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| I can't remember if the '97 Volvo 3.0L front mount had a removable piece
like the same engines used in the MercCruiser, OMC's, and Cobra drives. All
you had to do was remove the long horizontal bolts from the port side and
the notched mount piece would fall away. You then had access to install a
new belt. All you had to do then is reinstall the piece and torque the 2
bolts. Sometimes a 2 x 4 was needed to move the motor slightly if the rear
mounts were sagging, to line up the bolts. Bill Grannis
service manager |
Billgran
Aug 14
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| Not my idea, as my boat motors were never that way. But a friend had the
same problem and someone else told him to do this. |
CalifBill
Aug 14
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| And when you install the new belt, leave a 2nd one installed inside the
mount. |
CalifBill
Aug 13
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| Don't know that model but I know on other front mount 3.0s that is true.
Use a board on the bottom of the boat under a bottle jack. "Jay" <jayp.ellis@gmail.com> wrote in message |
jamesgangnc
Aug 12
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| Thanks for the reply Jamesgangnc. I was afraid of that. |
Aug 13
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