aux belt tensioner

[schakal]

go for full renault 19 16v setup , parts are easy to source
and there is no ghey tensioner as such .

Superior car ,Superior design iirc !!

[cooper]

go for full renault 19 16v setup , parts are easy to source
and there is no ghey tensioner as such .

Superior car ,Superior design iirc !!

Nah think I'll just get rid of the car instead, get something abit newer.

[fab]

could always elongate the hole in the little black bracket on the end of the mani to take up a bit of slack by letting the alternator move forwards from the top a bit ;)

That would work.

I was thinking he could go for a slightly longer/shorter belt as the teeth that are missing on the adjuster are very likely 1 or 2 in the one spot?

[Wobba]

You did the right thing by tightening the tensioner then doing alternator up.

I replaced my entire bracket and pulley with one from Mat Brown. had it powdercoated as well before I fitted it BUT if you powdercoat it, please note that the bracket acts partially as an earth for the alternator. I fitted a secondary earth, because when we mapped it with the bonnet off at Emerald, we had sparks coming off the alternator bracket. Probably not relevant to you though.

[cliokiz]

go for full renault 19 16v setup , parts are easy to source
and there is no ghey tensioner as such .

Superior car ,Superior design iirc !!

Nah think I'll just get rid of the car instead, get something abit newer.

Nonsense! There's an easy way around this, I do it all the time.

Follow these steps:

Loosen the tensioner and loosen the alternator, make sure you push it towards the block to slacken the belt as much as possible.

Move the tensioner to where you believe it should sit, where it would be providing enough tension on the belt. Secure the hex nut to hold the tensioner in place. The belt should now have tightened slightly around the alternator but will still be loose.

With the drivers side headlight removed, place this object between the back of the alternator and the bracket (so as you insert the object, it pushes the alternator forwards and tightens the belt. If you have a wedge shaped object, this is ideal as you can keep hammering the 'wedge' in until the alternator is far enough out for you to get the 13mm bolt in. Once the bolt is in and secure, you can remove the 'wedge' object. Your belt will now be tensioned.

Easy as that. I've never used the tensioner because of the issues everyone experiences, and personally I find this method far easier.

Be careful that you don't damage the metal PAS pipe behind the alternator also.

Removing this bracket to replace with an alternative is not difficult, once the radiator is out the way and the alternator is removed you can see what else needs to be removed to get the bracket off. You can leave the PAS pump attached to it when you remove it.

Hope this helps.

[cooper]

go for full renault 19 16v setup , parts are easy to source
and there is no ghey tensioner as such .

Superior car ,Superior design iirc !!

Nah think I'll just get rid of the car instead, get something abit newer.

Nonsense! There's an easy way around this, I do it all the time.

Follow these steps:

Loosen the tensioner and loosen the alternator, make sure you push it towards the block to slacken the belt as much as possible.

Move the tensioner to where you believe it should sit, where it would be providing enough tension on the belt. Secure the hex nut to hold the tensioner in place. The belt should now have tightened slightly around the alternator but will still be loose.

With the drivers side headlight removed, place this object between the back of the alternator and the bracket (so as you insert the object, it pushes the alternator forwards and tightens the belt. If you have a wedge shaped object, this is ideal as you can keep hammering the 'wedge' in until the alternator is far enough out for you to get the 13mm bolt in. Once the bolt is in and secure, you can remove the 'wedge' object. Your belt will now be tensioned.

Easy as that. I've never used the tensioner because of the issues everyone experiences, and personally I find this method far easier.

Be careful that you don't damage the metal PAS pipe behind the alternator also.

Removing this bracket to replace with an alternative is not difficult, once the radiator is out the way and the alternator is removed you can see what else needs to be removed to get the bracket off. You can leave the PAS pump attached to it when you remove it.

Hope this helps.

that is a bloody brilliant idea mate, i shall do this on saturday, couldn't work on it tonite as no 1 else was staying on in work, but i'll have all morning on saturday to sort it so i shall let u kno how i get on an thanks again for the info. :D

[schakal]

Thats another one saved from the claws of that horrible man Mat Brown then !!!
Nice one Kiz :P

[fab]

There is just one thing I disagree with by using the alternator as a tensioner..the risk of fookin up the bearings on the tensioner pulley (by over-tightening) are far greater..You've been warned!

[cliokiz]

Easy to avoid, just use some common sense and make sure the belt isn't too tight before you run the engine.