krnau 0 Posted March 28, 2011 Hey, I'm stuck at tensioning the alternator belt in my car.It's an ABF but using everything off a KR. I can slide the alternator through it's "tensioner", but I can't just pull it up enough so that the belt is correctly tensioned. I've tried using a long bar and pushing the alternator upwards with the bar against front crossmember, fail. I've also tried to move the alternator upwards with a hammer, fail. I can't get it to the correct belt tensioning :( any tricks? :D thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CazzaVR 0 Posted March 28, 2011 Have you moved the tensioner bolt towards the engine as far as it will go? My old 16v was right at the end and still not tight enough, so DG fitted a shorter belt in the end. Solved! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krnau 0 Posted March 28, 2011 yes I moved it, but I can't pull it further than 1/2 of the tensioning runner/guide/whatever :S Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
