There was a squeak of belts sometimes on starting up my Zed.

 

I made wooden ramps to JD's measurements / plans :bow:

 

Got instructions for tightening the belts from Greg :bow:

 

Got the car on the ramps and tensioned the belt today - problem sorted!

 

I've never done any work on the Zed before so I'm chuffed.

 

Pics of ramps shown (plus one of the bike I bought last week - an old Honda XR400 for wheelies / mucking about in the brick pit).

lol, awesome matey. well done there :D

I Have same problem :headvswal

Did it take long

I Have same problem :headvswal

Did it take long

 

No - making ramps was the longest part.

 

Then once under the car, removing splash guard (if fitted) is a five minute job and and tensioning the alternator belt was a five minute job too.

 

Luckily it wasn't the air con of fan belts that were loose as the adjusters on them looked a little harder to get to.

 

I'm rubbish at DIY mechanics but this was pretty easy.

 

No more nasty screech now! :nana2: :nana2:

Nice one Tim, well done you.

 

No more garage fees now then? ;) :D

Hmm, I've got the some new belts to do mine as well, had them for ages but havn't got round to fitting them. Mine doesn't feel loose , but I got told that brittle belts can cause the squealing as well.

No - making ramps was the longest part.

 

Then once under the car, removing splash guard (if fitted) is a five minute job and and tensioning the alternator belt was a five minute job too.

 

Luckily it wasn't the air con of fan belts that were loose as the adjusters on them looked a little harder to get to.

 

I'm rubbish at DIY mechanics but this was pretty easy.

 

No more nasty screech now! :nana2: :nana2:

Well done mate, :bow: It's really great when you do something like this for the first time. Gives you confedence to try more things. I did my first car jobs just over a week ago and I still feel like the cat that got the cream.

fairshout bud ;)

Do you have the plans still for the ramps.

 

Need to make up some myself - prob work it out but if youve got measurements and wood sizes that works - all the easier for me :)

This is what JD posted originally:

 

 

 

 

Im no chippy either, thats why I had the timber merchant cut everything to size (the £33 for all the wood included cutting every piece to exact length.

 

For each ramp you will need: (2" thick x 9" wide boards)

 

1 piece 60" long

1 piece 51" long

1 piece 42" long

1 piece 33" long

1 piece 24" long

 

I used rough sawn lumber (planed would be nice but much more expensive) I nailed and glued them together. Some boards will be a bit warped probably, but dont worry, these ramps are sturdy as hell, even safer than jacks and axle stands, and much quicker.

But, they are heavy......each weighing about 80 lbs.

 

Regards

 

John

 

 

 

 

 

 

The place I went to only had 8 inch timber, not nine. I used that and they seem fine. Well recommended.