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Belt tension meter
22 Sep 2016 12:41 #172684
by facade
Me too
After that incident with the front pulley coming apart, I tighten them just enough to stop the squealing in the dry.
If you fancy getting the calculator and ruler out with your 'phone
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
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helijohn wrote: My problem is that I don't like to over tighten so I tend to let the belt run too loose.:blush:
Me too
After that incident with the front pulley coming apart, I tighten them just enough to stop the squealing in the dry.
If you fancy getting the calculator and ruler out with your 'phone
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
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22 Sep 2016 15:43 #172693
by helijohn
Me too and with some motors they say X" of deflection - I've had the engineer's rule out and spring balances but really it's a right game with some alternators.
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mlines wrote: I was always told that being able to twist the belt 90 degrees only was a good test
Me too and with some motors they say X" of deflection - I've had the engineer's rule out and spring balances but really it's a right game with some alternators.
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22 Sep 2016 15:53 #172694
by helijohn
Never mind the cell phone, I wonder if I can use my Snark tuner. Clip it on the belt or something and twang away. First I need to calculate the note needed.
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facade wrote:
helijohn wrote: My problem is that I don't like to over tighten so I tend to let the belt run too loose.:blush:
Me too
After that incident with the front pulley coming apart, I tighten them just enough to stop the squealing in the dry.
If you fancy getting the calculator and ruler out with your 'phone
Never mind the cell phone, I wonder if I can use my Snark tuner. Clip it on the belt or something and twang away. First I need to calculate the note needed.
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22 Sep 2016 20:09 #172705
by Keithy
Nothing sounds worse than a timing belt too tight.....at the stealers we had all manner of setting tools for belts....never used em...
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Between finger and thumb for a single V belt....works for me still!mlines wrote: I was always told that being able to twist the belt 90 degrees only was a good test
Nothing sounds worse than a timing belt too tight.....at the stealers we had all manner of setting tools for belts....never used em...
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