lost power steering while driving the nit near pooped myself

[wallace78]

so when i pulled in my belt was hanging of my belt tensioner snapped,is his a easy fix wason ebay and cant find the part for my 2.5 tdi quattro anywere .......any tips guys cheers,phil

 

[wallace78]

ano ihav 2 take the bumper into service is there anything else ineed 2do

 

[marktdisport]

check the tensioner doesnt have excessive play as the bearing may have play and help to cause it....

 

[wallace78]

the tensioner is flaping about im going 2 pick a new one up 2moro and try 2 fit it

 

[marktdisport]

yeah it's usually the case m8....

 

[wallace78]

was wondering is there a diagram on here to help me

 

[wallace78]

ijacked the car up and had a good look,the the bottom bolt of the tensioner wheel has snapped off and left the rest of it in the casing!!!!

 

[wallace78]

any tips on how to get the **** of the bolt out guys!!

 

[quattrojames]

You'll need to drill into it and use a screw extractor to draw it back out, not really a diy job.

 

[wallace78]

think illleave it up 2 my mechanic james,cheers for the heads up m8