I have a 1997 Regal with a Volvo Penta 3.0 GS. The v belt that
connects from the crankshaft pulley to the power steering pulley and
another pulley broke. It appears that the only way to replace this
belt is to remove the front engine mount. Is there another way to
install this belt?

Don't know that model but I know on other front mount 3.0s that is true.
Use a board on the bottom of the boat under a bottle jack.

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I have a 1997 Regal with a Volvo Penta 3.0 GS. The v belt that
connects from the crankshaft pulley to the power steering pulley and
another pulley broke. It appears that the only way to replace this
belt is to remove the front engine mount. Is there another way to
install this belt?

On Aug 12, 9:06 pm, "jamesgangnc" wrote:
Don't know that model but I know on other front mount 3.0s that is true.
Use a board on the bottom of the boat under a bottle jack.

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I have a 1997 Regal with a Volvo Penta 3.0 GS. The v belt that
connects from the crankshaft pulley to the power steering pulley and
another pulley broke. It appears that the only way to replace this
belt is to remove the front engine mount. Is there another way to
install this belt?- Hide quoted text -

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Thanks for the reply Jamesgangnc. I was afraid of that.

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On Aug 12, 9:06 pm, "jamesgangnc" wrote:
Don't know that model but I know on other front mount 3.0s that is true.
Use a board on the bottom of the boat under a bottle jack.

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I have a 1997 Regal with a Volvo Penta 3.0 GS. The v belt that
connects from the crankshaft pulley to the power steering pulley and
another pulley broke. It appears that the only way to replace this
belt is to remove the front engine mount. Is there another way to
install this belt?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thanks for the reply Jamesgangnc. I was afraid of that.


And when you install the new belt, leave a 2nd one installed inside the
mount.

On Aug 13, 11:20 pm, "CalifBill" wrote:
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On Aug 12, 9:06 pm, "jamesgangnc" wrote:
Don't know that model but I know on other front mount 3.0s that is true.
Use a board on the bottom of the boat under a bottle jack.

"Jay" wrote in message

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I have a1997Regal with a Volvo Penta 3.0 GS. The v belt that
connects from the crankshaft pulley to the power steering pulley and
another pulley broke. It appears that the only way to replace this
belt is to remove the front engine mount. Is there another way to
install this belt?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thanks for the reply Jamesgangnc. I was afraid of that.

And when you install the new belt, leave a 2nd one installed inside the
mount.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Excellent suggestion CalifBill. I wished Volvo used your
proactiveness. :-)

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On Aug 13, 11:20 pm, "CalifBill" wrote:
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On Aug 12, 9:06 pm, "jamesgangnc" wrote:
Don't know that model but I know on other front mount 3.0s that is
true.
Use a board on the bottom of the boat under a bottle jack.

"Jay" wrote in message

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I have a1997Regal with a Volvo Penta 3.0 GS. The v belt that
connects from the crankshaft pulley to the power steering pulley and
another pulley broke. It appears that the only way to replace this
belt is to remove the front engine mount. Is there another way to
install this belt?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thanks for the reply Jamesgangnc. I was afraid of that.

And when you install the new belt, leave a 2nd one installed inside the
mount.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Excellent suggestion CalifBill. I wished Volvo used your
proactiveness. :-)


I can't remember if the '97 Volvo 3.0L front mount had a removable piece
like the same engines used in the MercCruiser, OMC's, and Cobra drives. All
you had to do was remove the long horizontal bolts from the port side and
the notched mount piece would fall away. You then had access to install a
new belt. All you had to do then is reinstall the piece and torque the 2
bolts. Sometimes a 2 x 4 was needed to move the motor slightly if the rear
mounts were sagging, to line up the bolts.

Bill Grannis
service manager

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On Aug 12, 9:06 pm, "jamesgangnc" wrote:
Don't know that model but I know on other front mount 3.0s that is
true.
Use a board on the bottom of the boat under a bottle jack.

"Jay" wrote in message

roups.com...

I have a1997Regal with a Volvo Penta 3.0 GS. The v belt that
connects from the crankshaft pulley to the power steering pulley and
another pulley broke. It appears that the only way to replace this
belt is to remove the front engine mount. Is there another way to
install this belt?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thanks for the reply Jamesgangnc. I was afraid of that.

And when you install the new belt, leave a 2nd one installed inside the
mount.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Excellent suggestion CalifBill. I wished Volvo used your
proactiveness. :-)


Not my idea, as my boat motors were never that way. But a friend had the
same problem and someone else told him to do this.

You must remove the front engine mounts to raise the motor an inch or two. We used a 6 ft step ladder to straddle the motor for an overhead winch anchor point, took about 10 min to raise it. Be sure to put a new spare belt behind the engine mount before you drop it so you have a new spare ready to install without having to raise the motor again. Use grip ties to keep it out of the way.