Belt Tensioner Wobbles
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Belt Tensioner Wobbles
Hey guys,
I have noticed that my belt tensioner seems to move back and forth slightly when the engine is at idle. It seems to wobble back and forth a bit with the belts rotation. Is this normal or should I get a new tensioner? My belts have been squeaking slighty and thought this might be the cause.
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Lane
I have noticed that my belt tensioner seems to move back and forth slightly when the engine is at idle. It seems to wobble back and forth a bit with the belts rotation. Is this normal or should I get a new tensioner? My belts have been squeaking slighty and thought this might be the cause.
Thanks,
Lane
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Well it has a little bit of back and forth motion. I asked my friend and he said 2 cm or so of movement is acceptable. So I suppose its fine. Maybe I just have a dirty belt. Its only two years old though. Do they start squeaking that fast?
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you can't adjust the stock belt tensioner. It is spring loaded. Mine was doing the exact same thing it was wobbling cause the spring inside the mechanism was shot. Just picked myself up a new tensioner and its perfect now stays in one place.