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alternator/water pump belts?
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:30 pm
by chipvan
Are they the same size? and do they need to be mazda ones?
Mine have a sqeeks (after garage changed pump,the noise goes when i tighten up but worried that if i over tighned i would snap pully ..
Re: alternator/water pump belts?
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 7:40 pm
by teenmal
chipvan wrote:Are they the same size? and do they need to be mazda ones?
Mine have a sqeeks (after garage changed pump,the noise goes when i tighten up but worried that if i over tighned i would snap pully ..
They should be the same size/profile,I dont think Mazda make the belts,you can get them from the BF shop click the top r/h corner of this page.
With a V profile belt you are looking at a deflection at the middle of the longest run of the belt of 15mm when you adjust the tension of the belts.
Cheers.
Re: alternator/water pump belts?
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 1:27 am
by Simon Jones
Worth changing the aircon belt too while your at it. If it snaps it can get trapped in with the other belts and make quite a mess. It really needs access from below as it's a pig to get it over the crankshaft pulley.
Re: alternator/water pump belts?
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 9:13 am
by chipvan
Thanks guys!
Re: alternator/water pump belts?
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:29 pm
by Jimbob738
I just bought a pair off ebay continental contitech ones 18.99 inc postage v profile belts they are good quality a little more expensive but worth it.