Do not tighten your water pump belt on a Yanmar to drum tight. Yanmar directs that you be able to deflect the belt a little bit. I ruined the shaft and pulley using a similar tool over tightening the belt.
Ed Briar Patch C&C 34 New Orleans On Monday, August 4, 2014, Edd Schillay via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: > Listers, > > I thought I’d pass along a recommendation for a great tool in getting > perfect belt tension when installing a new belt on your C&C engine. It’s > called a Belt Tension Jack. > > I saw a write up on the SAIL Magazine website and was very skeptical, but > the $22 gamble paid off big time! My wife and I used it yesterday and the > whole job could not have gone easier. > > Here’s a link to the SAIL Mag write-up: > http://www.sailmagazine.com/boatworks/maintaining-tension > > Here’s a link to MSC Direct for the tool itself: > http://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/35438209?rItem=35438209 > > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island, NY > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > >
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