When to adjust belt tensioner?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Cary NC
When to adjust belt tensioner?
I am not a DIY guy when it comes to engines. I just had my mechanic install a Katech belt tensioner to replace the original (at 100K miles), which had developed the famous "cold morning chirping" problem.
This aftermarket tensioner is not auto-adjusting. You position it to achieve the recommended pounds of tension on the belt.
My question is whether the tension adjustment is something that needs to be checked regularly, at a certain number of miles interval, or left alone until/unless you start hearing belt slippage?
Thanks for the help.
This aftermarket tensioner is not auto-adjusting. You position it to achieve the recommended pounds of tension on the belt.
My question is whether the tension adjustment is something that needs to be checked regularly, at a certain number of miles interval, or left alone until/unless you start hearing belt slippage?
Thanks for the help.
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From: Oak Hill Virginia
I am not a DIY guy when it comes to engines. I just had my mechanic install a Katech belt tensioner to replace the original (at 100K miles), which had developed the famous "cold morning chirping" problem.
This aftermarket tensioner is not auto-adjusting. You position it to achieve the recommended pounds of tension on the belt.
My question is whether the tension adjustment is something that needs to be checked regularly, at a certain number of miles interval, or left alone until/unless you start hearing belt slippage?
Thanks for the help.
This aftermarket tensioner is not auto-adjusting. You position it to achieve the recommended pounds of tension on the belt.
My question is whether the tension adjustment is something that needs to be checked regularly, at a certain number of miles interval, or left alone until/unless you start hearing belt slippage?
Thanks for the help.
Personally I'd check it every couple of months...
