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

[Johnsho92]

I must say that a full turn of the Allen bolt would be
a little-bit..   It does not move very much.  When I
tired with the 5mm hex tool, I would only get about a
quarter turn at a time, it was a pain.  The Sad thing
is that you would have to dismantle everything
everytime you hear a little squeak just to get it
tight enough.  It took me about four times over a
period of a whole week..   Kinda depressing that it
has to be done that way... :)   


-John

PS.  What would the tool be if there is a tool for
judging how tight it should be?   Thanks a lot.  it
would help and save a lot of time if I can get it
right the first time..  :)

--- Ron Porter <ronporter@prodigy.net> wrote:
> 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 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of BJamesjr@aol.com
> 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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