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Good bit of sleuthing. I wonder if the pivot bolt could be made of a less ductile material without getting it so brittle that ANY over-tension of the belt breaks the bolt instead of bending it. The bending of the bolt as a consequence of over-tension is a better failure mode than outright breakage in my opinion.
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If you add the washer is it might be a good idea to retrofit the support bracket used on later models. Only disadvantage is the bolt will be out more again.
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The bending of the bolt as a consequence of over-tension is a better failure mode than outright breakage in my opinion.
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For the 16v motors you'd need all of the above and you'd have to hack the center belt cover as the 32v center cover is quite a bit different where it meets the side covers (I know this for a fact as I once had an '89 for a belt service with a 16v center cover on it. And it was a mess.)
And all of that probably misses a few fine points (like the dip stick...)
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I have with 100% certainty determined the exact cause of the failure mode of the bent pivot bolt. And it is ...
... wait for it ...
... the idiot installing it. And that would be me.
Here's the blow-by-blow:
I usually install the tensioner last. It's pretty easy when the air pump has gone mysteriously missing. With the air pump, however, it's a bit of a pain. This time around, the air pump was mysteriously still installed, so I decided to install the tensioner first and then the roller carrier.
On the old-style roller carrier you need to turn in the pivot bolt while making sure that the carrier doesn't slip off the shoulder of the bolt as you turn it in. If it does slip off, you risk the shoulder taking out a chunk of the posterior (new) bushing.
As you hold the carrier on the bolt head with one hand and turn-in the bolt with the other the carrier get closer and closer to the pump and at some point you need to get the tensioner piston into the ball cup on the carrier.
The problem is, if you clock the carrier far enough counter-clockwise to clear the tensioner piston, the back edge of the carrier where the nut for the main roller is will just hit the water pump casting. And then if you keep turning in the bolt - which you're doing with a wrench or ratchet (because you cannot turn it by hand with new carrier bushings) - you will not feel the resistance of carrier hitting the pump until it's too late.
So, yup. I bent the second new pivot bolt.
I think that's the first time I've ever made the same mistake twice on a 928.
... wait for it ...
... the idiot installing it. And that would be me.
Here's the blow-by-blow:
I usually install the tensioner last. It's pretty easy when the air pump has gone mysteriously missing. With the air pump, however, it's a bit of a pain. This time around, the air pump was mysteriously still installed, so I decided to install the tensioner first and then the roller carrier.
On the old-style roller carrier you need to turn in the pivot bolt while making sure that the carrier doesn't slip off the shoulder of the bolt as you turn it in. If it does slip off, you risk the shoulder taking out a chunk of the posterior (new) bushing.
As you hold the carrier on the bolt head with one hand and turn-in the bolt with the other the carrier get closer and closer to the pump and at some point you need to get the tensioner piston into the ball cup on the carrier.
The problem is, if you clock the carrier far enough counter-clockwise to clear the tensioner piston, the back edge of the carrier where the nut for the main roller is will just hit the water pump casting. And then if you keep turning in the bolt - which you're doing with a wrench or ratchet (because you cannot turn it by hand with new carrier bushings) - you will not feel the resistance of carrier hitting the pump until it's too late.
So, yup. I bent the second new pivot bolt.
I think that's the first time I've ever made the same mistake twice on a 928.
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Uh, I had this happen once as well, but I didn't do it a second time and I never figured out how I bent the shoulder bolt. Thanks for the through expose'.
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worf928, thanks for this detailed thread. I think you may have solved my issue on the timing belt on my 1986.5. If nothing else, you have provided clues to look at.
Thanks!
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FWIW I found a similar issue with a roller not fully supporting the belt,
I then fitted a new Laso with plastic impeller and then this brought the arm assembly back to a more full contact with the belt.
So a waterpump could also be part of the reason for the mismatch
I then fitted a new Laso with plastic impeller and then this brought the arm assembly back to a more full contact with the belt.
So a waterpump could also be part of the reason for the mismatch
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My 86.5 also had this problem. When it landed with me the belt was riding on the front lip of a cam gear. The bolt was clearly aged, as were the bushing though too.<br/>The attention to detail required is....<br/><br/>I put on the porken black 3 years ago. That has to be thrown out now.<br/>Still deciding on how to replace
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Interesting thread. I'm in the middle of this same project. Anyone got the torque setting for the upper pivot bolt and the lower tensioner bolt for an 85 32v. Can't seem to locate them in the WSM. I believe it's same as 86.5 in this thread correct? Thanks Sent from my iPhone using IB AutoGroup
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I might someday. But I've already bought all the parts to rebuild the original setup. I search inside rennlist using search and could not find an answer. But using google I found a 2016 rennlist post that confirms the WSM to not have a torque value for the pivot bolt. That thread said use 15 lbs for an other wise unspecified 8mm bolt. Guess that is what I'm going with unless someone has a better idea?
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