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Posted by Allan in NE on March 24, 2005 at 11:29:17 from (148.78.243.25):
In Reply to: Re: Belt tension? posted by Van in AR on March 24, 2005 at 11:02:12:
Hi Van, Don't know why (not smart enough), but if the alternator is mounted on the left side of the engine and is driven directly from the crankshaft, the tension on the belt does not need to be as great. Most guys mount these things on the off side of rotation (right side of the engine) and they are either driven via another pulley in a "chain" arrangement or worse yet, are driven by another pulley, which is itself is solely driven by the crankshaft. When they are mounted on the right, they gotta be tight. Remember the old days? We didn't hear much about slipping alternator belts when they were mounted on the left engine side. Only when they were moved to the right side, did this really start to be a problem. Allan
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