adam1942 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Hi Folks - I changed the belts on the Z about a month or so ago as some of you might be aware. Over the past week or so on start up now that its a bit colder and that the belts have bedded in the belt seems to slip. During the weekend I popped under the car and gave the tensioner bolt another two quarter turns.. The last two days the squeak is still there. Its only there for about half a second during start-up and when I'm driving off at lights and releasing the clutch for about 1-2 minutes. It does not happen when the aircon is on so I've ruled this belt out. Once the car has ran for 30 seconds or so no matter if I turn the Aircon, Lights (all + high beam), rear demister and radio on the squeak does not appear. Now I think the answer to this is to tighten the belt based on other threads I've seen however I'm now getting a little resistance when turning the tensioner bolt so and I am getting worried about breaking something or doing damage. Is it normal to get a bit of resistance on the tensioner bolt? I am tempted to get this (http://www.amazon.com/OTC-6673-Universa ... B000I198J0) to see if the tension on the belts is right... Can anyone comment on what they think I should do? (Sorry for the Essay!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayp350z Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Have you tightened the aircon belt? When you turn the aircon off the clutch in the compressor disengages but the belt still spins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam1942 Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 I have not if I'm honest. I was focusing on the main belt due to the problems I had getting it to fit originally (needed a smaller belt by 5mm) I'll give that one a go as well. I think i'll be buying something similar to the product in the above link to ensure the correct tension. It cant hurt to have it if I do the belts in the future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonst205 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Obvious question, are you undoing the pulley bolts a few turns before playing with the tensioner? Otherwise you will just start bending the tensioner bolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam1942 Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 Ya each time the ones I got of Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonst205 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Cool, well to answer your original question the bolts will start feel tight as the tension increases so that is normal. A good rule my old man taught me many years ago is that you should only just be able to twist the belt 90 degrees along its' longest run. I followed the same rule with my gates belts the other day and they are fine thus far, though will probably need a nip up after they've been run for a couple of weeks. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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