[s-cars] FW: Timing belt tension

[Aaron Taylor]

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From: Robert Myers [mailto:robert at s-cars.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 11:58 AM
To: atay at cox.net
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Timing belt tension

 


It should take considerable force but be no danger of hurting your finger.
;-)  Some spec, eh?  :-D

I hear what you are saying about a tensioner.

At 11:53 AM 5/16/2006 -0600, you wrote:




Thanks Bob
just able to twist
Is that using quite a bit of finger force and would that be with all the
slack on the side with the longest run?
Seems to make sense but Id like to add a spring loaded tensioner!  
Aaron
 

 

From: Robert Myers [mailto:robert at s-cars.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 11:45 AM
To: atay at cox.net
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Timing belt tension
 
At 11:36 AM 5/16/2006 -0600, you wrote:


Hi Snuts

So im about 1.5 hours into the timing belt and things are ready to go back
together.  

What is the wisdom for the correct timing belt tension and how is it
measured?

You are just able to twist the belt 90 degrees at the center of a long run.



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?

By replacing the belt every 60K miles. ;-)



Thanks in advance

Aaron - sans bentley in Idaho

 

 

 

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