belts

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falcoron

belts

Post by falcoron » Sat Mar 13, 2010 4:21 pm

Hi,
Just replaced the water pump, and got 3 new belts as well. How tight do you put these, i mean how do you know if enough, is there a meathod of testing and getting it right?
Dont want to have slipping belts or knacker the pump bearing
Thanks
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Re: belts

Post by francophile1947 » Sat Mar 13, 2010 4:30 pm

A good guide is to tighten them until you can twist them by 90 degrees :D
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