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How do you tighten a Fan belt on a 3 Ton Dump Truck. Do you adjust the water pump or the Alternator to tighten it?
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Alternator would have to be tightened if it is an older vehicle that allows you to do so.
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How do you replace the alternator water pump belt on 1969 Chevy 350 5.7liter?
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How do you Replace alternator belt on 84 fiero?
This was hard to do on my 86 2.5L 4 cylinder because in order to put the new alternator belt on... you have to get the other belt off... first what you have to do is loosen up the 2 pivot bolts on the AC compressor from underneath the car.. mine were pretty stubborn but i eventually got em to budge... once you can move the AC, remove the crank/water pump/AC belt. then loosen up the alternator pivot bolt located on the underside of the alternator...(this can be done from either top or bottom) once you can move the alternator.. slip the belt onto the alternator pulley and around the water pump and crank. then tighten the alternator pivot bolts while putting as much possible tension onto the belt and re-tighten alternator into place. then put or replace crank/water pump/AC belt and re-tighten the AC while putting as much possible tension on the belt by pushing the AC forward with a pry bar or screwdriver. good luck
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How do you tighten and alternator belt in a Mercury Sable?
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How do you get the AC compressor belt off to get the alternator belt on?
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How do you replace the alternator belt in a 1991 Saab 900?
Just slightly different than on lesser cars: Saabs have two alternator belts that run in parallel. This belt pair also drives the water pump, so they wanted to be sure you wouldn't get stranded. But it's pretty easy: your alternator runs on an adjustment track. Loosen both bolts and pivot the alternator so you can get the belts off. Look how they're routed before you remove them. If you have AC the belt for that is blocking in your alternator belts, so loosen the compressor and take it off. Then put the new belts you bought in place, tension the alternator (I stick a broomstick between the alternator and engine, and pry the belts tight), tighten both bolts, tension the AC compressor and tighten it, and you're done.
Broke the screw that lifts or tightens the alternator in a 1993 corolla is there a way you can tighten it without replacing the screw?
A RENCH................GENIOUS!! The broken screw will have to be replaced. A loose alternator belt will not recharge the battery - might also cause the engine to overheat if it is the same belt that drives the radiator fan and water pump. If the screw is broken inside the alternator, you can reverse-drill it out with an EZOut or you can just drill it out and replace with a bolt and nut. Other solution would be to buy another alternator. I don't know of any way you can tighten it temporarily except for maybe using a wooden wedge between the alternator and the alternator bracket or by using a piece of wire to hold it as far back as you can on the bracket. But these are emergency and temporary techniques - not a solution.
Is it okay to run an Cummings engine international conventional 18 wheel truck with a broken alternator fan belt?
I wanted to know why the truck did not overheat. Running on I95 for 65 miles at approx 60 mph. As long as the water pump is being powered by another belt it will not overheat. The alternator belt drives the alternator which keeps the battery charged and nothing else. Eventually the battery will loose all it's charge and the engine will stop running but a broken alternator belt will not cause it to overheat unless that same belt is driving the water pump. What if the belt is driving the water pump. If the belt that broke is driving the water pump the engine will overheat eventualy. Do you know what the shut down temperature is?
