Subject	How tight is tight?
Posted by	Zjustignoreme on February 15, 2010 at 4:20 PM
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In Reply To	ASP/Unortho. UD Pulley cont. Causes Belt slip w altern. load posted by Quick_Z on February 15, 2010 at 04:07 PM
Message	Tightening the belt only helps for a while, then the same thing again. In my experience, I have found that these belts, especially the alt belt has to be tighter than I would have thought. If you can push the belt with your fingers and get any deflection, the belt is still too loose. Unlike a v-belt these ribbed belts have to be butt tight. When tight, pushing on the belt with your finger should feel like a solid surface. No deflection. If it is sqeeling, it is too loose. You could have the smooth surface sand blasted also, that might help. Slipping causes a smoother surface due to polishing by the belt. Hope this helps.
Follow Ups	ASP/Unortho. UD Pulley cont. Causes Belt slip w altern. load - Quick_Z 16:07:51 02/15/10 mines fine. - blacksc 16:15:49 02/15/10 How tight is tight? - Zjustignoreme 16:20:56 02/15/10 What brand belts? (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 16:21:09 02/15/10 It was the most expensive and softest belt at - Quick_Z 16:30:50 02/15/10 I always use Nissan belts. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 16:42:26 02/15/10 This is a common problem. I had it when I first installed - zellamay 17:09:14 02/15/10 I just installed an Unorthodox under drive pulley and over.. - Ziceman(East TN) 18:40:33 02/15/10 I had the same problem... - grandchawhee (OH) 22:06:57 02/15/10
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