Which way do you turn the tensioner?

To relieve the tension, a tool is inserted onto the pulley or a square drive is provided to insert a tool or ratchet. Apply the correct tool the tensioner calls for, and turn the tool counterclockwise to loosen the tension.

How do you mount a tensioner?

  1. Step 1 – Push the cord through the tensioner.
  2. Step 2 – Install the cord guide.
  3. Step 3 – Determine how you would like to mount your tensioner.
  4. Step 4 – Hold the tensioner to the mounting bracket to determine the correct placement.
  5. Step 5 – Use a pencil to mark for pilot holes.
  6. Step 6 – Drill the pilot holes.

How do you loosen a timing belt tensioner?

If equipped with a tensioner screw, back off the tensioner screw. Then, push the alternator toward the other pulleys, loosening the belt. To loosen an NAI tensioner, loosen the locking nut or bolt, then back off the tensioner screw. Push the pulley toward the other pulleys or accessories, loosening the belt.

Can you over tighten an idler pulley bolt?

A belt shouldn’t be over-tightened. Any bearing that the belt rotates on can be burned out by an over-tightened belt. A pulley bearing can be ruined by an over-tightened timing belt.

How do you loosen the tensioner on a car?

How do you remove a pin from a new tensioner?

Insert the ½” extension/breaker bar to rotate the smooth pulley tensioner arm counterclockwise to remove the bolt/pin. Slowly allow the arm to rotate clockwise to tension the accessory drive belt. Insert the ½” extension/breaker bar to rotate the grooved pulley tensioner arm counterclockwise to remove the bolt/pin.

Why is my tensioner shaking?

Causes of Belt Tensioner Wobbling In general, belt tensioners tend to get noisy when they fail. If your belt tensioner is chirping or makes other noises, it is often an indication that the part is old and needs to be replaced. You can even remove the belt, spin each pulley, and listen for rumbling or other noises.

What is the general rule for tightening a belt on a pulley driven system?

“Press the belt with your thumb until it deflects about 1/2 in.” “Tension the drive until you get a slight bow in the slack side when it is running.” These old rules of thumb for drive tensioning have outlived their usefulness: It is time to abandon them.

Is a belt tensioner bolt reverse thread?

The bolt for the tensioner pulley is left hand thread(reverse) The bolts for the tensioner assembly are regular threads.

How to loosen a tensioner pulley?

Holding the pulley with one hand,use a 13mm socket to remove the bolt in the center

  • Install is the reverse,make sure it’s seated properly and torque to 18 ft/lbs.
  • Repeat for all idler pulleys

    • How do you remove a tensioner pulley?

    Draw a sketch or take a picture of the belt routing.

  • Unload the belt from the tensioner by rotating the tensioner.
  • Remove the old tensioner from the engine.
  • Place the new tensioner on the engine.

    • How to tell if a timing belt tensioner is bad?

    Grinding or squeaking noise from the belts or tensioner The most common symptom of a bad or failing drive belt tensioner is noise from the belts or tensioner.

  • Unusual belt wear Another symptom of a potential problem with the drive belt tensioner is unusual belt wear.
  • Belt-driven accessories fail

    • How to adjust a belt tensioner?

    – On new installations, hand rotate the system at least one full revolution of the belt in order to seat and normalize the components. – When tensioning an array of V-belts, use a single belt toward the center. – Take three successive readings for consistency purposes. – The meter will not give a measurement reading for a belt under extremely low tension.

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