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03-12-2012, 08:05 AM | #1 |
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alternator belt tension?
What's the best way to tell if you have the right tension on your alternator belt? I replaced my belt 4 months ago and made a tick mark off to the side to annotate where the old belt tension was that way I didn't have to mess with it. Well when I put on the new dayco belt and tightened it up to that mark that I made it seemed a little tight so I loosened it down. I took my car into the shop a couple of days ago to get an oil change and they said the belt was kind of squealing, so they adjusted it for me, and they brought the tension up to the sharpie mark i made. How can I tell if it has the 1/4'' of play in it? It feels a little tight. do i push up and down on the top or on the side?
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03-12-2012, 10:02 AM | #2 |
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I have always tightened it until I can twist the belt 90 degrees at it's longest stretch.
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03-12-2012, 10:06 AM | #3 |
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Join Date: May 2003
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Not sure if this is the correct way, but I did the folllowing:
- Find the middle of the longest run between pulleys - Hold a small ruler against the belt with one hand - Push the belt in with the other hand and see if it deflects by 1/4" The hardest part is keeping the ruler fixed while pushing on the belt. I braced my ruler-hand against something solid. |
03-13-2012, 11:48 PM | #4 |
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i tighten just until you can't twist the belt 90 degrees. there are also belt tension gauges available!
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