the Frisbee
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the Frisbee
okay before i dive right into the frisbee..let me ask a few ??s first....and let me know if this is correct...i put my socket wrench on it remove the 4 bolts remove frisbee and put those 4 bolts back on.....is it that simple or is there more to it like removing the belt ..adding washers...etc
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okay so two people, one keeps the pulley from turning the other removing the frisbee and reinstalling with lock washers and that should be it ? timewise about 1/2 hour to hour or more like a 10 min job knowing what your doing
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Does anyone have a pic of what the thing looks like? There was not one on my car when I bought it. I have a hard time telling people how to remove it or what it looks like since I myself don't know what it looks like. No biggie, but if someone has an wasy-to-get-to pic they can post, that would be cool
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Does anyone have a pic of what the thing looks like? There was not one on my car when I bought it. I have a hard time telling people how to remove it or what it looks like since I myself don't know what it looks like. No biggie, but if someone has an wasy-to-get-to pic they can post, that would be cool
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okay i got the 4 bolts off but there looks like a center piece on it doesn't look like a bolt and it's probably holding the frisbee in place....should the frisbee just slide out or do i need to beat it out or is there some easier way to get it off
does the belt tension need to be loosened?
does the belt tension need to be loosened?
Last edited by payton350; Jun 4, 2007 at 01:39 PM.
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okay i got the 4 bolts off but there looks like a center piece on it doesn't look like a bolt and it's probably holding the frisbee in place....should the frisbee just slide out or do i need to beat it out or is there some easier way to get it off
does the belt tension need to be loosened?
does the belt tension need to be loosened?
The frisbee just uses the same bolts as the ones that hold your water pump pulley on..
Yes, I would relieve the belt tension.. the frisbee should just pop right off the pulley..maybe a little tap from a hammer, but no beating should be needed. Then get the water pump pulley snugged up, put the belt back on and tighten the pulley the rest of the way.
edit - the reason for me saying to relieve the belt tension is that without the 4 bolts holding the pulley on to the water pump, it may try to come off under tension when you try taking the frisbee off.. for the extra 10 seconds it takes to pop the belt off the water pump, I'd do it.
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okay i got the frisbee off but now the pulley and threads are offline....i'm assuming the easiest way to line the up again is to loosen the belt tension...(turn it clockwise??) and then realign the holes.....correct me if i'm wrong...sorry about this maybe being obvious but sorta new to this whole car fixing and adjusting thing
maybe i need a car repair for dummies manual ....
thanks
dave
maybe i need a car repair for dummies manual ....
thanks
dave
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okay i answered my own question and it was an obvious answer sometimes i wanna make things more complicated than needed ....but thanks to everyone for their help
finally completed a 15 min job over a day and half....(ran outta time)....it's a very very simple thing to do, but when things don't go the way it should, which i'm sure that's most of the time to most of us, it's easy to make things complicated....
so on a final note to anyone looking to do this, here are the steps....
remove the air flow (big black plastic tube)
remove 4 bolts
pop frisbee off ...may need to tap
put 4 bolts back into holes with 3/8 lock washer
tighten
if you are having any troubles take a 1/2 inch breaker bar and loosen the tension (best to have two people....one just hold the bar and you line everything up
that's pretty much it......run the car and retighten bolts if necessary ...check for a few days to make sure bolts are not loose
finally completed a 15 min job over a day and half....(ran outta time)....it's a very very simple thing to do, but when things don't go the way it should, which i'm sure that's most of the time to most of us, it's easy to make things complicated....
so on a final note to anyone looking to do this, here are the steps....
remove the air flow (big black plastic tube)
remove 4 bolts
pop frisbee off ...may need to tap
put 4 bolts back into holes with 3/8 lock washer
tighten
if you are having any troubles take a 1/2 inch breaker bar and loosen the tension (best to have two people....one just hold the bar and you line everything up
that's pretty much it......run the car and retighten bolts if necessary ...check for a few days to make sure bolts are not loose
Last edited by payton350; Jun 5, 2007 at 12:16 PM.