Belt tension trick
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- čas přidán 19. 04. 2011
- For V-belts use this tool from amazon→ amzn.to/46a8sSg (decent, not too $)
How to know if your belt is tight enough to not squeak, but not kill bearings either. Belt tension trick - Auta a dopravní prostředky
This guy is awesome. Clear, concise, and does not drag out instruction and information. I'm a fan.
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I don't know if it was your intention, but I'm laughing at a supposed pun in your comment.
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Ah yes, Mitsuboshi. Solid brand.
Thank goodness! I've gotta replace a couple of belts and was worried that I'd make em too tight or too loose. This is excellent
Very helpfull Brian. Your tip allowed me to save the purchase of a belt tension gauge. Thanks a lot!!!
Thanks for keeping short and to the point. No nonsense talk.
You are first youtuber who is not talking shit for about 10 minutes before main subject. You are awesome!
As a Canadian, I dig the hockey stick sideburns. The advice was good too.
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so much useful info in such a short amount of time Thank you!
This Guy Is Awesome ! Best Car/Truck Advise I ever got ! Clear / Concise NO TOOLS Inspection For Rubber Accessory Belts In Viechles !
Nice straight to it video, I just replaced my alternator for the first time and was wondering what tension the belt should be. Nice easy trick turn the belt and if it stops at a 90 degree angle it's 👍. thanks for this,I've been watching your videos for years and you have always helped me with my backyard mechanic projects lol
Great tip on the tension, thanks!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
I never knew about this twist trick to test the tension. That helps me a great deal.
Thank you Brian!!!
@605manuel You're most welcome. Thanks for stopping by.
Thanks for the tip. I needed to hear and see that. 😁
Thanks. This helped me out on my PT Cruiser.
Absolutely great............thanks Brian
Great video, had to leave a thumbsup because of it being simple and straight to the point.
The gentleman is quick and to the point with an easy rule of thumb to remember and apply.
Thanks Shawn!
When you over tighten a belt the accessory bearings are loaded up and squeak. If you have a squeak with this tension setting demonstrated you have 1. a belt alignment problem 2. worn belt 3. squeaky bearing etc on an accessory like the alternator, power steering pump, idler, or AC compressor clutch.
best illustration! Very educative and practical!
8:45am Dec 9 ,23 you have helped me so much thank you you are wonderful! Diana thomas
A lot of times people adjust way too tight. Lug nuts, spark plugs, oil filters, and belts. About 3/4" works for belts. Great vid.
Good simple vid. Thanks buddy.
Plain and simple. Not going off on tantrums about unrelated crap. I'm subscribing.
Great tips and great delivery
Thanks man. I replaced my water pump and was worried about the tension on my serpentine belt. I double checked it and it seems perfect. The squeaking must be coming from the excess gasket sealer on that pulley wheel. I'll have to see if it rubs off in a couple days or maybe take the belt back off and scrape all the gasket sealer off the outside. It's loud as heck.
@1elAguila Things are going great- I'm excited for warmer weather and summer fun.
Very useful video. Thank you!
Great tips. Thank you for sharing.
@Flaheat If you can only rotate the belt to ninety degrees on the longest run I'd look for bearings failing etc.
great tip amigo thanks
Great Video. Clear and concise
Thanks David!
@1elAguila You bet. Great to hear from you. How are things?
@prodriver1 Ha ha- thanks man. Good to be back! Got my taxes done and got caught up a bit so I can breathe again. Great to hear from ya!
I remember someone growing up (nab), saying turn it 90 degrees to check if it's tight, "thanks man" just confirmed it, now I'll go put a Alt belt on today JOY :) good-luck everyone !!!!! save yourself the $$$ !!!
Finally somebody knows what we needed to see
The 90 trick is also true for timing belts. The long side of it, if it can twist 90 no more than the tension is normally OK. But the timing belt came with a auto tensioner so that controls the tension when the belt gets hot etc.
Dear sir ,thankyou so much indeed for this absolutely superb information.
This had really helped me out loads,
Steve from the uk.
I don't know John Malkovich had a son who's awesome mechanic
That could be for reasons outside of just a matter of rubber fatigue- like road debris or a seized pulley.
Cheers mate ! Very helpful 👌
Thanks! Got a daily and this is the first time I've had a car with manual belt tension. Replaced the alternator this morning and it was HOWLING.
Glad it helped. Welcome!
Great how to. Gonna do the twist test now. I think the tension is a bit low. Makes noise for about 5 min after cold start. Noise goes away and does not come back if I pour a little water on it at startup. Relatively new belt (like 15-20k mi, 3 yrs old). It is a serpenting belt from a 2006 Toyota Matrix XR AWD.
Thank You Brian for this straight to the point and very informative video!!!
Exactly what I needed 👍
Thanks My man!
LOL! You noticed! I actually collect photos of them from other people and supplement and innovate designs of my own.
Even if a serpentine belt doesn't have cracks in it, you may still need to replace it. The material most companies make those out of can withstand more miles and harsher conditions than older V-belts. However, the pulleys can cause wear in the belt grooves with time, which can cause the belt to fail. So you should also get a manufacturer's gauge (which, from some companies, like Gates, is free) and periodically check the width and depth of the grooves.
Thanks man my belt has been chittering and squealin on start up
Awesome vid! Ty!!!
@pl2517 Sorry not sure I understand. There should be oil residue in the pcv valve. Is it in your air filter too?
Thanks alot mate...got my belt tension tightened and it dsnt squeak anymore!
Thanks, great video and explanation
Good job!
Cheers Brian, good advice. Got the motor wet today and that belt gave a nasty squeal before it settled down. I have Mitsuboshi belts also. I will probably replace them all with Gates at next upgrade as I will go to a Gates timing belt too. Mitsuboshi is made in Indonesia too nowadays.
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Thank you....
My 03 Civic Mitsubishi stock belt is still doing great with 170000mi on....👍👍👍👍
great advice ... thanks
Thank you!
Good job.
sometimes minute coolant leaks that vaporise without causing a drip can get on the belt. jeep 6 cyl engines can leak in hard to find but simply fixed places. a simple pressure leakdown test can lead the technician to the cause
@LPWWE06 You're welcome buddy!
Cheers Brother!
Any time!
thank you for everything :)
Great video, thank you. What's the situation with V-belts running the alternator?
I bought new belts from Toyota and those cracked faster than the NAPA belts made by Gates. Good Tip on the belt tension
Thanks for another good, simple video. I was concerned about a belt i put on for my alternator (sub impreza gx 2001) as it was pretty tight. It almost twists 90 and has about 8 to 9 mm give in it. So, looks like it's alright
We pretty much just have gates belts here, being locally made and all. Just about every belt you want is a gates. Anyway, I've always tensioned mine by sight and feel. I take the longest section and press it in in the center, I have an eye sight look at about less than 10mm where it gets pretty hard to keep pushing of deflection is about right. :) I use either the other belt or structural parts as points of reference for distance.
Just 90 degrees or 1/4 turn twist on the longest run.
I like that technique! Do you think that would work on a uni-belt/serpentine belt system? Seems like it might, and be a good indicator that the tensioner was going out...but needless to say man, good video, and awesome tip! Thank you!
Great video
Nice video , good trick , thank .
They made some good batteries for a while there too. ; )
thanks for the vid I just installed a new alternator on my 1993 toyota camry and used this vid . the car still got a a parasite leak and the brake light turned on but im still going to keep diagnosing!!
great tip.
Keep in mind we all live in different climates (hot/cold, wet/dry) & that's a pretty good factor in the life if the belt. I think of it this way, If the belt has 4 cracks in an inch & it hasn't gave way, especially in a hot/dry state, then it's a decent belt & most likely can take more wear than the usual belts can. But mostly use common sense, if you don't have mediocre mechanic skills and your not strapped for cash & the belt looks like mice have gotten at it, take it to get replaced to save you the headache later down the road (we all know breaking down far from home isn't fun).
@HamsterRickProductio 1996 to be exact. It's mine. Pretty good!
easy as that 👍 thanks bro
I'm watching ever more of your videos because of your cool beards.
Thanks!
Damn check this dude put. I guess I have been over tightening my serpentine belt in an attempt to quiet an incessant squeaking around the harmonic balancer. I did notice that if I loosened it up a bit the squeaking stopped. I have made sure that the pullies line up. I didn't however like that it bounces around a lot when I loosen it.
Thank you👍
Thank you
I like to keep an extra belt in the trunk because if the belt breaks, your not getting that puppy home without possibly blowing the engine, definitely if your far from home. Unless the car is completely cooled off, AND it's 50° or less AND your only a couple miles from home, please don't risk it.
+ucnhtmenow1 You can change your belts on the side of the road?? damn that's savage! but good call on keeping a spare handy!
+WlSEGUY you mean you've never had totear down half the motor to replace broken push rods in a parking lot lol. running a blower and shredding even New belts almost monthly, I wish I would have taken my own advice in the past, coincidentally, once I started carrying a spare belt I haven't thrown one yet.
Sound wisdom ucnhtmenow1. I do the same thing. I also, clean and spray the old belt with belt dressing to make it last longer and to prevent cracking. Here is a few of the different belt dressing you can attain. I use it on my vehicles about every 3 months as well as for my lawnmower and tiller etc. www.google.com/search?q=tenionizer&oq=tenionizer&aqs=chrome..69i57.2936311j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#q=automotive+belt+dressing+spray
thank you!
interesting... I have just felt it but never really thought of twisting it... so what do you think of the Goodyear Gator back belt? just curious...
Gates belts or Goodyear Gatorback. Excellent service and wear from either.
@Keeper Of The Reaper Me neither, had one on my truck about 10 years ago and it lasted a long time though.
If it twists 100 degrees and still squeals then go to 90 degrees on the longest run. If it still squeals make sure it isn't the bearings etc. and try replacing the belt.
Thank You very much, i subbed as well!
Thank you, very helpful.
For the polyribbed belts gates makes a real cheap plastic tool that looks like a plastic toothpick you can stick in the groove. If it sinks down all the way in its time to change the belt. If you can see it sticking out over the belt youre good.
Just tweeted this. Hope you can get some more views on this useful vid! :D
good video thanks for posting
@SurreptitiouSurprise Great input. Thanks for posting!
thanks
Quick into the point. What about a quick way to adjust the tension on the accessory belts because the serpentine one is flat it's easy to do the 90° trick but the others are more V-shaped so is it still the same?
Usually it's the a.c. pump pulley mostly
Thx man
Thank you sir
I have new belts on my Subaru after I rebuilt the engine. I have the tension pretty much how you show here, but when it's really damp or raining outside, the belt squeeks at a really, really high pitch. Should I add more tension to the belt, or just leave it be?
Bando brand is excellent too.