belt tensioner

[t0bytoo]

When you say the 'middle of the tensioner' - do you mean the bolt in the middle of the tensioner pulley?

 

[Joe Dirt]

Yes.

Socket on the bolt in the middle of the pulley to loosen the tensioner and remove the bolts. Remove 2 bolts that would be in those holes to remove the assembly form the engine.

 

[bobflood]

I don't think that you can "adjust" the tension that the tensioner pulley places on the belt. The spring inside the tensioner assembly will push the pulley (and thus the belt) in as far as it can, until either the force of the spring equals the tension on the belt (which is normally what you want), or the tensioner pully reaches the end of its travel allowed by the bracket. If the belt is too long, the pulley reaches the end of its travel before the belt is sufficiently tight. There are only two moving parts on the tensioner assembly - the pulley itself needs to rotate freely, and the arm the pulley mounts on needs to rotate (probably only 30-40 degrees) against the spring inside the tensioner assembly. You rotate the pulley arm against the internal spring with a big lever (breaker bar, socket handle, etc) on the bolt in the center of the pulley in order to release the tension on the belt to remove/install it. When you release the pressure on the lever, the spring pushes the pulley back against the belt to tension it. Assuming that the pulley bolt is a normal right hand thread, that means that you pull on the lever clockwise to push against the spring and release the tension on the belt.

 

[Joe Dirt]

I'm cornfused... I don't remember an 'adjusting' question- it's spring loaded, the tensioner adjusts itself...

 

[bobflood]

Joe - Excerpt from post #19 in this thread.
"Last night I tried an 856 belt. It went on comfortably but the P/S and alternator slipped, so too loose. After watching a few videos and reading loads of posts I realised that I needed to do slack off the tensioner. Which got me asking questions on this thread."
I may have misinterpreted, but I thought from his comment about needing to "slack off the tensioner" that t0bytoo was trying to control the tension on the belt by moving the tensioner and somehow tightening into a specific position. Just trying to make clear that it doesn't work that way. Hope I didn't confuse him more.:-(

 

[Joe Dirt]

Ah- ok... Missed that part.

I just put on a new Dayco part number 5060935 belt last Saturday and it fits perfectly...

 

[Pops54]

You are looking at the Idler Pulley, not the belt tensioner.

 

[hubdiney]

Does anyone have any pictures show how to remove the belt tensinor? Or at least where the bolts are?