turbotemper
10+ Year Contributor
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- Jan 23, 2009
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Fresno,
California
Well my belts have started to make a bit of screeching as of this week and i know theres not enough tension on the belt because of stretched threads on the bolt. I was looking at my zeitronics voltage meter and it would read low like 10.xx and if i reved it the alt belt would catch and it would jump back to 12.9-13.8. I drove it around not even paying attention and all the sudden it finally drained my battery and it wont turn over until its jumped. I noticed today when i was down there trying to tighten the belt that the tensioner bolt threads had been stripped/stretched while being tightened/adjusted the wrong way. 
BTW I do know how now. I did my alt like 5 years ago and i never found instructions as to how to correctly install and adj the tension on the alt bracket. It has never had a problem before now and im stuck with no ride atm and cant get another bolt from the hardware store! At least until after 6 when its dark out and no light outside around my car. I guess ill be using my coleman LED lanterns in the rain tonite ### its not supposed to stop raining till monday.
I thought about this option:
A few washers around the head of the tension bolt to cover the 1/2 in of stretched threads to allow the section with threads to be used (plenty).
But...will the washers stay crushed between the tensioner flange (the u shape where the bolt lays so you can tighten it up/ put tension) and the head of the bolt??? Im worried about the washers sliding of the flange.
Help please ASAP
BTW I do know how now. I did my alt like 5 years ago and i never found instructions as to how to correctly install and adj the tension on the alt bracket. It has never had a problem before now and im stuck with no ride atm and cant get another bolt from the hardware store! At least until after 6 when its dark out and no light outside around my car. I guess ill be using my coleman LED lanterns in the rain tonite ### its not supposed to stop raining till monday.I thought about this option:
A few washers around the head of the tension bolt to cover the 1/2 in of stretched threads to allow the section with threads to be used (plenty).
But...will the washers stay crushed between the tensioner flange (the u shape where the bolt lays so you can tighten it up/ put tension) and the head of the bolt??? Im worried about the washers sliding of the flange.
Help please ASAP
