A/C compressor belt tension...how?
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Melting Slicks
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A/C compressor belt tension...how do you adjust?
I have a stock A/C compressor and feel the belt is WAY TO TIGHT and want to adjust it. I know which bolt to loosen on the alternator side, but the A/C compressor brackets has so many bolts...which one(s) do I loosen to adjust the compressor belt? I have looked in the past threads and can't find the answer.
Last edited by vetteguy75; Dec 16, 2007 at 03:19 PM.
Drifting
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Now I know why I had to buy my daughter a new digital camera. I used her old camera to take some photos of the compressor and brackets on my 71 (should be the same on a 75 - A6 compressor), but they would not upload to my computer.
If you face the compressor from the front of the car, the bolt on the lower left is the pivot bolt, and needs to be loosened to allow the compressor to pivot. Right lower is your locator bolt. Loosen the pivot bolt slightly, then loosen the locator. Adjust your tension, then Tighten the locator to "freeze" the belt tension. Finally tighten the pivot bolt.
If you face the compressor from the front of the car, the bolt on the lower left is the pivot bolt, and needs to be loosened to allow the compressor to pivot. Right lower is your locator bolt. Loosen the pivot bolt slightly, then loosen the locator. Adjust your tension, then Tighten the locator to "freeze" the belt tension. Finally tighten the pivot bolt.
