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
