Comments on: BA Falcon Drivebelt Replacement

By: craig

craig — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:42:39 +0000

Mik,
Yes, the setup is similar on your vehicle. Basically the tensioner is the same and is moved in the same way. The only differences that I can remember are the belt is routed differently and there is a plastic cover that sits on top of the power steer pump and runs across the tappet cover to the thermostat housing and needs to be removed to allow easier access to the belt. One 10mm nut on the thermostat housing side and removing the lid of the power steer reservoir will allow removal of this cover.

Regards,
Craig

By: mik

mik — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:21:07 +0000

sorry, i meant the question for Craig

again
mik

By: mik

mik — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:19:14 +0000

hi collin, is this the same procedure and set up for a 96 xh longreach utility?

cheers
mik

By: Bret

Bret — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:36:48 +0000

Hi Collin, Sounds a bit like wheel bearings my friend. If its worse as you say going over dips and more constant when you have a load in the boot or a couple of larger people in the back I’d put my money on rears at least. Worth a shot.
Also thanks to Craig for his photos…well done!
Cheers,

Bret

By: Davo

Davo — Sat, 03 May 2008 03:41:01 +0000

Hello.

Thaks for this info. Just made what would ahve been 2 to 3 hours of discovery on my AUII VCT a 30 minute job. Very grateful.

I’m with colin though [ie it didn’t fix my problem], I have a whining noise coming off the belt somewhere. I check all the wheels for rotation and they all rotate relatively freely. The Alternator was quite heavy though I think this seems normal as it’s seems like a weighted item which keeps rotating for a bit once you stop. Any tips on how to locate such a noise?

By: colin

colin — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:55:14 +0000

Hi Craig

Thanks for the info. The belt and two idlers now replaced on the AU. Going by your pic AU and BA look very similar. Do you have any thoughts on the following, I have an AU series 3 sedan 117,000 km. It has a drive line type vibration and drown around 55kmh that you can hear and feel. It does not vibrate you out of the car but is noticeable. It is there at faster speeds but not as bad. It is made more noticeable the more the back of the vehicle is pushed down, weight in the boot, dip in road. The tail shaft has been changed with one from another AU of lower mileage, making no difference. I know it is very difficult with out driving the car, but I was wondering if you had come across this one before. Thanks for help already given, and thanks for any thoughts you can give on this vibration. Col.

By: craig

craig — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:04:08 +0000

Hi Colin,
Yep, follow these steps for the AU as well. I think the only difference is the tensioner is in a different place.
If you need any more help please send me an email.

By: Colin

Colin — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:05:55 +0000

Hi Craig
Thanks for this info. Moving the tensioner with the 3/8 ratchet and removing the electric fans, is this done the same way on the AU? Thanks Col.

By: craig

craig — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:08:05 +0000

Hi Tim,
Glad you found our site useful. I know what you mean, they sure are a pain in the #### to fit when you have no diagram to go off!

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:52:28 +0000

Champion! I’m sure you can imagine how annoyed I was getting, belt seemed way too long (it came off while driving so I didn’t get to check the position of the old one). Bookmarked your site for future reference. Thanks mate.