Our service team is available 7 days a week, Monday - Friday from 6 AM to 5 PM PST, Saturday - Sunday 7 AM - 4 PM PST. 1 (855) 347-2779 · hi@yourmechanic.com. Read FAQ. GET A QUOTE. Drive belt problems usually manifest as noise. If you have a noisy drive belt, it’s important to know what’s causing it so that it can be fixed. Loosen both bolts, then push the alternator as hard as you can to tension the belt while you tighten the top bolt. Then tighten the other bottom bolt. You can see the guy demonstrating how tight the belt is, at about 3:20 in the video you linked to, but there wasn't a very clear description of how he was judging the tension was correct (and to Sep 29, 2010. #6. It takes a while for the rubber grooves to settle on the pulleys. More of a break-in than a stretch, but because it fits more snugly, there is a little circumference left over. I suspect your tensioner. Should be fairly hard to grab a straight stretch of belt and twist it around with your fingers. Vgolden Discussion starter. 24 posts · Joined 2014. #1 · Oct 28, 2014. So I just had to replace the alternator on my 99 Outback 2.5l and I didn't know how much tension the belt needs. I did set the belt very tight. If someone knows how to set the proper belt tension please, enlighten me. Reply Like. Sort by Oldest first. Step 1 – Release tension on the drive belt and remove the belt. Referring to Figure 1, release the pull on the tensioner pulley by using a wrench to turn the big bolt head in the middle of it. Some other ones, as shown at the right in Figure 1, have a square hole meant to accept a 3/8 drive wrench directly. Snap a long-handled ratchet or a serpentine belt tool into the square 1/2-in.-drive or 3/8-in.-drive opening. Or use a socket on the hex-shaped protruding nut. Slowly rotate the tensioner arm as far as it will turn. Then release the tension. Feel for binding and creaking in both directions. Replacing a serpentine belt is a straightforward process. Your Accent uses a tensioner to keep the serpentine belt tight. The first thing you are going to need to do is find the tensioner and apply force to it in order to loosen the serpentine belt. Once you’ve applied force you can pull the belt off of a pulley. Now, let off the tensioner Give our sales staff a call or email us at the following contact methods below. Or you can click HERE to find a dealer nearby to help out with your vehicle. We will be happy to assist you with any technical questions about supercharger systems and the results you can expect. Phone – (913) 338-2886. Mon – Fri 8am – 5:30pm CST. .

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