Belts squeeling

[sciroccos at earthlink.net (Jim Ruffi)]

Hmmm, I'm using Continental and they still require retightening.

-----Original Message-----
From: Don Walter [mailto:dswalterwi@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 11:17 AM
To: Jim Ruffi
Cc: Julie Macfarlane; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: Belts squeeling


We have lost count of the number of times we have tighten the Alternator
belt because it keeps stretching??? anyways it is loose.  I can't see that
anything else is shifting.  We are using Gates belts.  I don't ever remember
having this problem with Continental (German) Belts.


On 12/7/05, Jim Ruffi <sciroccos@earthlink.net> wrote:
I've tightened my new belts 3 times so far.  I made sure all of the mounts
were tight...just did the 3rd tightening a few days ago.  I might pull the
water pump this weekend, so I'll let you know if they loosened up again.

Jim

>-----Original Message-----
>From: scirocco-l-bounces+sciroccos=earthlink.net@scirocco.org
>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+sciroccos=earthlink.net@scirocco.org]On
>Behalf Of Julie Macfarlane
>Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 9:07 AM
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Belts squeeling
>
>
>Yet again, the belt from the WP to the compressor is loose. Its
>only 2 weeks
>since I tightened it.
>Could the compressor be slipping? The alt belt is tight and not a problem
>
>I replaced the bolt near the end of the compressor with a nylon
>lock nut and
>a 13mm bolt.
>No washers Could this be a problem?
>
>
>
>Julie Macfarlane
>