Replacing the V-belt of the power steering oil pump – Opel Kadett

Replace the oil pump V-belt

■ Release the V-belt tension. To do this, loosen both fastening screws on the bracket, the tightening bolt nut on the oil pump and the tensioner bolt on the bracket

■ Screw back the nut and locknut on the tensioning bolt

■ Remove the V-belt

■ Fit a new V-belt of dimensions 9.5 x 760 Mm.

■ By pressing the oil pump, tighten the V-belt, that it can bend between the pulleys, under the pressure of a finger a maximum of 10 Mm.

■ A more accurate way to determine the correct V-belt tension is to take a measurement, in the same way, as for the alternator belt.