Engine Belt Issues

[arslannashraf]

thanks all for the suggestion. i bought a car myself first time. and this forum is great. saved me alot of money and paying to mechanics just for nothing.

[inuvik]

Glad to have you on the forum! Would love to see some pictures when you can.

[foama]

For those wanting to replace the belt, it needs to be tightened by tone. For details see thread:

" Belt Tension Howto "

[flatbroke]

To the OP. that belt is junk. It's coming apart. As far as setting belt tension goes, a tension gauge is the way to go. Setting it by tone might be Mitsu's way, but i've seen way too many tone deaf techs to support that method.

[alex16]

I like tensioner gauges but I'm old school, I like my belts loose. I loosened the belt to where it was squealing with ac and headlights/rear defrost on. Then I slowly tightened it over and over till it wouldn't squeal (very small increments)


I currently have 93,000 miles on my belt with no issues. Might change it at 100k

[inuvik]

I like tensioner gauges but I'm old school, I like my belts loose. I loosened the belt to where it was squealing with ac and headlights/rear defrost on. Then I slowly tightened it over and over till it wouldn't squeal (very small increments)


I currently have 93,000 miles on my belt with no issues. Might change it at 100k

I'm with you on this. I like to set my belt tension at the same level. Just tight enough to not squeal under full load.

[flatbroke]

I like tensioner gauges but I'm old school, I like my belts loose. I loosened the belt to where it was squealing with ac and headlights/rear defrost on. Then I slowly tightened it over and over till it wouldn't squeal (very small increments)


I currently have 93,000 miles on my belt with no issues. Might change it at 100k

That's the same way I change oil. Rather than bring it up to the proper level, I add just enough so the rod bearing knock stops. Ok maybe not...