belt tension
As i have been rooting around in the engine, i have had to undo the PS belt and the alternator belt. I have looked at all the local stores for a gauge to measure per the book, but no one has them,, is there another method that can be used on them
i noticed on the PS belt, its doing what seems fine, no wobble until i put it under pressure at hard right or left. it starts to flutter and squeak a bit..
alternate belt i put back by making a mark on the moveable track where the adjusting screw goes in and put the screw back to that point, but dont know if that was the proper location.
so is there an non gauge measure, like how far you can pull it up or anything.??
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Permalink Reply by Robert Alan Shannon on
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Old rule of thumb, belt should deflect (push down) about 1/2" at longest span. No need to measure., just eyeball it. HTH
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