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Originally Posted by Waderider
So the Volvo tool for fitting the stretch belt to my V70 costs £171!
Will someone please enlighten me how they carried out this job? - what tool they used, or what bodge they used?
In my dream world one of my posts does is going to attract the reply "I bought Gates tool number xxxx, and it did the job on my 2011 D3 where there is electro-hydraulic steering and hence an idler wheel shared with the serpentine aux belt for the stretch belt to slip onto."
Thanks......
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170 quid is bleedin' ridiculous! Your model is not the same as mine, so a detailed explanation of how I got mine on would be pointless as there's probably some key difference that would thwart it. Basically I had to get a mate to help. He kept the new belt correctly in place from underneath whilst I levered the power steering pulley around using one of the holes in it. It was a real struggle as that belt was SO tight the engine actually rose about 4" during the process!
Do let us know what you plan to try next. One of us might have a brainwave. You never know!