RallyEclipse98
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- Jul 31, 2007
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Dallas,
Texas
'99 420a.
I'm throwing on a new alternator belt and I have it on and all bolts are on. The belt is appropriately tight but the back bolt that has its head facing the firewall is not torqued very tight. The FSM says 40 lbs. I believe and I'm probably around 20. When I attempt to torque it tighter, the belt gets too tight. Should I just ignore the factory torque spec and call it job done? The other two bolts that affect the belt tension are torqued to factory specs.
Thanks for any help!
I'm throwing on a new alternator belt and I have it on and all bolts are on. The belt is appropriately tight but the back bolt that has its head facing the firewall is not torqued very tight. The FSM says 40 lbs. I believe and I'm probably around 20. When I attempt to torque it tighter, the belt gets too tight. Should I just ignore the factory torque spec and call it job done? The other two bolts that affect the belt tension are torqued to factory specs.
Thanks for any help!