Serpentine belt ?

[JohnQ]

Anyone know the proper way to torque the serpentine belt?

[Oizarod115]

tight enough :brows:

[JohnQ]

tight enough :brows:

 

How much is tight enough??

[Oizarod115]

tight enough :brows:

 

How much is tight enough??

 

ive never really wondered how tight it has to be, i tighten it til its difficult to twist 90* i mightve read that somewhere, (but my jeep still runs so i guess its workin)

[Stumpy]

[DirtyComanche]

Yeah, but who has the gauge.

 

 

Basically, tighten it like Oizarod115 said, and hope for the best.

[Stumpy]

:brows: lol he asked the "proper" way...not how its really done..hehe :nanner:

[JohnQ]

Great I think I got a little carried away with mine. Is it possible to ruin the belt by getting it too tight? :oops:

[DirtyComanche]

I dare say so!

[Stumpy]

not only that but you can hurt the bearings in the pulleys. you could always buy a new one and use the old one as a trail spare

[CWLONGSHOT]

not only that but you can hurt the bearings in the pulleys. you could always buy a new one and use the old one as a trail spare

 

Exactly...I would be more worried about the bearings that are being stressed than the belt itself......

 

I always adjusted till about 1/2" of "slack" is acheived.

 

CW

[pingpong]

Tghe alternator is very easy to damage the rear bearing on it... trust me you wil know when it happens.. the alt will lock up, and then your belt will start to smoke.. and lastly it will break, hopefully you will notice this happening, and not ruin your engine from running it hot