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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 02:07 PM
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Any clue how to get it back on after installing an alternator? the tensenior is as loose as can be and i wiggled the alternator a million different ways...
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 02:13 PM
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is the belt going the way it should be
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 02:17 PM
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yep the belt is going exactly as it should....im only like a half an inch of belt short of fitting perfectly....
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i should add thats its too tight, not too loose!
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 11:25 PM
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You route it over all the pulleys they way it should be, be sure the belt fits in the pulley grooves. Put a socket wrench on the end of the tensioner. When you pull on the wrench the tensioner moves. Slip the belt over the tensioner. It can be tight!
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