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Old 11-20-2003, 06:37 AM
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Serpentine belt tension?

When a new serpentine belt is installed on a subaru, in this case 2002 WRX, how tight do you make it? How is it measured?
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Old 10-24-2005, 01:05 PM
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bump ... any specific tension/torque on the tightening bolt?? or is it just like the belts on my 350 v8 .. just make them tight
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I dont know exact specs, but when I did mine, I just tensioned them enough so they would be tight, but still had about about 1/4" total "slack" (1/8" up / 1/8" down) when I grabbed them between the pulleys and lifted or pushed down on them. Havent had any problems with them since. Hope that makes sense.

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You simply tighten it. It's self-adjusting! There is a torque spec for the bolt which holds the tensioner to the block but it's not in front of me. PM/email me and I'll get you a link to it.
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recently with the cold and wet weather. my belts squeal like mad angry pigs. I sprayed some stuff on them and it was ok for like a day. now its just unbearable at startup. once the car is warm it goes away but with the stearing at full lock its just awfull. how can I fix this?
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Originally Posted by tmarcel
You simply tighten it. It's self-adjusting! There is a torque spec for the bolt which holds the tensioner to the block but it's not in front of me. PM/email me and I'll get you a link to it.

todd, why don't you go back to nasioc where you belong?

he said SERPENTINE not TIMING, you newb!!!





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