Anyone know the size/length of the powersteering belt for the phase 1 Mi? Mines stretched loads so it won't adjust so need another. It's just a normal V belt isn't it? Looks like one. Cheers

Just a normal vee belt, 10x550mm from memory.

Peter is correct 10x550

I replaced mine a while back.

I followed the Haynes book (section 1 page 11- blue book) to tension it correctly and after a few weeks of bedding in I retensioned it again.

There's a 1/2" square hole in the bracket which your 1/2" torque wrench will fit into.

The initial tension is 55NM (new belt) and the tension after the belt has bedded in is 30NM (not new belt).

I haven't touched it since and it hasn't been a problem.

My old belt was a toothed type but the new one is plain.
As I say tension is correctly and it shouldn't be a problem.

Thank you very much! Just out of interest is this belt the same size as the derv vacuum pump belt?

Dunno.
Mainly cos I dunno what a "derv vacuum pump" is!!!

i put a slightly smaller belt on mine as the one that was meant for the car was to big and i had no adjustment and the square bit you put a 1/2" torque wrench into was rounded off

lol the vacuum pump for the brake servo on a Peugeot diesel engine

Now I understand.
But I still dunno as I have no experience with aforementioned diesel engine!!!

I think mine probably needs doing too. Can they be had from anywhere or is it a main stealer special?

You can get it from anywhere - it's a standard belt.

The one I took off is a Bosch, The replacement one is a Dayco.

Been round my usual motor factors today and no-one stocks a belt that small. I'll trawl tinternet a sec and try and get one. I'll post up if I have any joy

Hmm its proving difficult to get a belt the right size Everywhere I go the only answer I get is 'we don't do one that small, it can't be for a car being that small' Anyone know a UK supplier of a 10x550 please?

So is the defo no longer available from Pug?

I was looking at my dads GTI6 other day, similar pump on that engine, only its running directly off of the camshaft instead of via a belt. Why Pug didn't make the XU9J4 like that the fools lol

because they were using old skool dizzies

No Mei, it runs off of the end of the exhaust camshaft so surely they coulda done that on the xu9j4 too.

God knows, they must've had a good reason back in the 80's

My local halfords had them last time I checked.

Wish mine did the smallest they stock is 600

I'll have a butchers next time I'm near Halfords.

Pug still stock them, I got one from them in the end. Around £12