[Shotimes] Tightening MTX Belts: When are they tight enough??

[Ron Porter]

Kinda what I figured, and I'm not gonna buy a special tool for it.

That's what I did on the front (a/c, alt.) belt, I was able to get down to
the lower stretch of belt and push on it. On the rear, I believe I'll just
tighten a bit, and do again if necessary, just enough to get the squeal out
of it.

Gonna miss the dual squeal of the ps, then the a/c kicking in.......NOT!!

Only thing that hard to tell is how much of a turn of the Allen bolt affects
the belt tension......as in: is a 1/4 turn a little bit of adjustment, or
are 2 turns a little bit of adjustment?

Ron Porter 

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Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 10:16 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Tightening MTX Belts: When are they tight enough??


They are tight enough when they don't squeal any more.

You have to go by feel here.  Not the feel of the tightening process with
the hex bolt because that has so much mechanical advantage that it might
even break the belts if you kept going, but the feel of the belt itself.
Pick a spot where the pulleys are relatively far apart, then push sideways
on the inside or outside surface of the belt to see how far it moves.  It
should feel tight but still be able to move a little without pushing real
hard.  You might want to find a new car to compare with.  It can damage your
bearings if you tighten the belt too much, so it is better to err on the
loose side.  If the belts spueal when the AC kicks in or when you crank the
wheels back and forth, then the belts are too loose and you should tighten
them a little.
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