

| Subject: | Belt tension |
| From: | Ari Ollikainen |
| Date: | Tue, 9 Feb 1999 17:53:17 -0800 |
Just replaced all the belts on our 91 Carat...wife complained about
a "noise" the day before yesterday, then last night drove home
after alternator and coolant warning lights came on from her art
class...luckily a short local drive. Apparently, the alternator/water
pump belt parted and took out the A/C compressor drive belt along
with the compressor pulley shield.
So...what's the tension spec on the A/C compressor and the power
steering belts? The alternator/waterpump belt tension is given in
Bentley as 10-15mm or 3/16-9/16...which don't seem to be converted
correctly (10mm is ~.4in while 3/16 is ~.2in ...).
OLTECO Ari Ollikainen
P.O. BOX 3688 Networking Technology and Architecture
Stanford, CA Ari@OLTECO.com
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