[s-cars] Timing belt tension

[Robert Rossato]

Official way of measuring the tightness is to grab the belt in the middle of its longest run between sprockets and twist it with your thumb and index finger.  You should be able to just twist it 90deg.  More than that and it's too loose.  Less than that, too tight.


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From: "Aaron Taylor" <atay at cox.net>
> Hi Snuts
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> So im about 1.5 hours into the timing belt and things are ready to go back
> together.  
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> What is the wisdom for the correct timing belt tension and how is it
> measured?
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> Why don't these cars have a spring tensioned?  My old belt looks OK but man
> was it loose.  How is any stretch dealt with?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Aaron - sans bentley in Idaho
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