I think if the belt is 3/8", you could fashion the tool from a turnbuckle with 1/4" or 3/8" eyes and grind the eyes so you're left with a Y on each end vee'd to match the belt, to properly fit the pulley grooves. An aluminum turnbuckle from any hardware store could be used.
Chuck S > On 05/14/2023 4:32 PM CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > I've seen a tool made from a turnbuckle. It has to be shorter than the > distance between the engine block pulley and the alternator pulley. The tool > has ends that match the belt shape and sits in the grooves of the pulleys. > You place the ends in the pulleys and turn the turnbuckle barrel to tension > the belt, tighten the bolt and remove the turnbuckle. > > On my Universal M4-30, I found a simpler way was to use an adjustable > wrench as a lever. I loosen the alternator hinge bolt a little and loosen > the adjustment bolt using a 1/2" box wrench. Then I stick the handle of the > adjustable between the engine block and the alternator body and gently > tension the belt with my left hand, back on the jaws part, feel the belt, > when it feels right, I tighten the alternator adjustment bolt with the box > wrench. Then I retighten the mounting bolt back up. Easy-peasy. > > You can find tools from Graingers or McMaster-Carr > > Chuck S > > > > On 05/14/2023 3:53 PM Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > A while ago someone on this list talked about a simple (and > > inexpensive) tool that could be used as the third hand when tensioning the > > V-belt. > > > > > > The normal problem is that you need, really, three hands: two to > > hold the alternator in position, preferable with help of some lever, and > > the third to tighten the bolt that holds it. That tool was supposed to > > allow the procedure to be completed single-handedly. > > > > > > I think that the tool was from McMaster-Carr, or Harbor Freight, or > > some similar outlet. > > > > > > I tried to find it searching through Google, but to no avail. In > > the end, I used the 3rd and 4th hand (of a helpful friend), but I’d like to > > be able to do it on my own. > > > > > > Could someone point me to this implement? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Marek > > > > > > 1994 c270 ”Legato” > > > > Ottawa, ON > > > > > > > > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album > > site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > Thanks for your help. > > Stu > > > > > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site > > and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu >
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