Where is the auxiliary belt on a Mercedes Sprinter?
On flipping the bonnet, sure enough there was no belt to be seen. There was plenty of fibrous ‘fluff’ both on the cooling fan and around the base of the radiator cowl – it had not failed suddenly.
Where is the tensioner spring on a sprinter?
The tensioner spring will now take up its correct, natural position and apply load to the back of the belt as designed. Click the image above to enlarge it and compare the levers of both tensioners, noting where they join the damper cylinder.
Do you need a spare belt in a sprinter?
A top tip (Cheers Vic of Sprinter-Source) for anyone who carries a spare belt – the original may not be there for your reference and this makes a great, simple and easy ‘roadside aid-memoir’. I will be adding this drawing to the fleet as and when I next work on them.
Is there an AC unit on a sprinter?
The Factory roof top AC unit on the Sprinter is engine powered by its own compressor and designed to keep the interior cool when loaded with passengers. Unfortunately the unit will not function with the engine off and it’s worthless while camping.
A top tip (Cheers Vic of Sprinter-Source) for anyone who carries a spare belt – the original may not be there for your reference and this makes a great, simple and easy ‘roadside aid-memoir’. I will be adding this drawing to the fleet as and when I next work on them.
On flipping the bonnet, sure enough there was no belt to be seen. There was plenty of fibrous ‘fluff’ both on the cooling fan and around the base of the radiator cowl – it had not failed suddenly.
The tensioner spring will now take up its correct, natural position and apply load to the back of the belt as designed. Click the image above to enlarge it and compare the levers of both tensioners, noting where they join the damper cylinder.
Where is the compressor located on a sprinter?
Now remove the large idler pulley and bracket that lives just below the power steering pump (non air conditioned models, on AC equipped vehicles this will be the compressor location) This is attached with two long, reverse socket head bolts at the front and a single shorter bolt some way back on the block.