FW: grrr...type 44 volt jolt and belt tightening

[Livolsi, Stephane]

Lots of comments re not-overtightening and damage to the alternator bearing
but I suspect that a seriously overtightened belt will also accelerate
(unintentional, of course) the demise of your main front crank bearing.

.02 (Can.)

Stephane

> ----------
> From: 	Ben Swann[SMTP:bswann at worldnet.att.net]
> Sent: 	February 4, 2002 12:37 PM
> To: 	'chrisdyer at hotmail.com'
> Cc: 	'BeattyR at ummhc.org'; 'quattro at audifans.com'
> Subject: 	RE: grrr...type 44 volt jolt
> Importance: 	High
>
> [Check to make sure the belts are VERY tight...on the type 44 they are
> notorious for slipping.]
>
> Let's change VERY to ADEQUATELY like half inch defletion using moderate
> force.  It is far better to have a little slop and squeak than to
> overtighten and wear out the bearings - this applies to all belts on all
> cars AFAIK. If the belt seems tight and still get the occasional squeek,
> try to fix with belt dressing spray before using 2 grunts of Huw force to
> tighten.
>
> [..voltmeter/multimeter, make sure you have at least 12.7 vdc at the
> battery terminals with the car
> running.  Optimal should be 13.0 to 13.5 volts DC, but you can make do
> with
> a slightly lower reading.]
>
> I thought, A properly charging system on good battery with no load should
> read around 14.5Volts.  Anything less and either your alternator is not
> putting out, or your battery is marginal.
>
> Not proposing to be an expert, so please correct me if I am wrong.
>
> Ben
>