This is what I bought an auto parts store ages ago: https://www.amazon.com/Supco-Belt-Tension-Jack/dp/B008FM8BM4 <https://www.amazon.com/Supco-Belt-Tension-Jack/dp/B008FM8BM4>
David Knecht Rear Commodore Thames Yacht Club New London, CT > On May 14, 2023, at 5:07 PM, Josh via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Its called a belt jack. > > https://a.co/d/4EN0JIj > > I originally got mine from my Dad. Never knew where he got it. I assume > some auto parts store. After tightening the belt on my Yanmar I proceeded to > test start the the engine. An unusual and loud metallic sound ensued, upon > which I immediately realized I had forgotten to remove the jack. Ugh! Well > it broke the shoe off of one side of the jack and I was left searching for a > replacement. Why google searches for "v-belt tension tool" don't work I have > no idea. Google "belt jack" and it immediately comes up. > > I did repurchase and also found a welder friend to reattach the broken shoe. > Now I have 2. Swing by Solomons, MD and we can arrange for something. > > > All the best, > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > May 14, 2023 15:54:00 Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>: > > 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
