The main belt is very slack. I have adjusted the tension as far as it will go. does the alternater or the power stearing have adjustments on them.
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17 years ago
The main belt is very slack. I have adjusted the tension as far as it will go. does the alternater or the power stearing have adjustments on them.
Time for a new belt.
You can adjust the belt tension on M60 engine?
The fan belt. The cams run on chains!
Badly. The a/c and main serpentine belts both have adjustors. In my opinion they are fragile (I managed to break the a/c belt adjustor very easily) and badly designed. Progress I suppose.......
Give me the old method of moving the alternator bracket any day!
This I need to know. How?
Your belt has an automatic tensioner. Is that tensioner maxed out or just stuck? If it has reached its max extension then you need a new belt, but I have never seen a serpentine belt stretch that far.
More likely, you belt tensioner has gone TU. Here is a diagram:
Something I just thought of... In both cases there are little adjusters to allow you to remove and install the belts. Perhaps the bolt for that has jusy come loose? The bolts in question are marked items 9&10 on both diagrams.
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