[Vwdiesel] belt tension

[Stephen Kraus]

You may have a bad pulley. Thats what was happening to my Jetta with the
same belt even.

On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 3:33 PM, Pam & Doug Boes <db53248 at alltel.net> wrote:

> I have a belt that goes from the crank to the water pump to the PS pump.
> Bentley says the correct tension is 3/16". I had just put a new belt on and
> it squeeled a lot and was thrown off while I was driving. I figured I must
> have had it too tight. No I've loosened the belt twice and it still
> squeels.
> How loose can I go before it will fall off from being too loose. If it
> squeels at almost idle and goes away at speed, is that OK?
>
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