how would i go about tightening my belt on an ea82 SPFI?

haven't really taken a look, i'm gonna go wrench the hell out of it later today. the wind quit blowing and it's currently not snowing, so i figure i'll capitalize on the situation. good weather is a rarity in wyoming:santa:

c'mon, i know a few of you guys are reading this, just give me a quick answer. thanks for puttin up with me y'all:drunk:

Timing belts or alternator/accessory belt?

alternator/accessory

Loosen the alternator, pull and tighten

 

the AC pulley is more fun.. don't know which AC setup you have though

much thanks bruddah:grin:

I've got "the red pipe", 1" for prying on things. Then there's the "HF" hammer for pounding (someone welded their initials on it).

 

jw

milwaukee

Generally you loosen the outside bolt on the alternator first, then the one on which it pivots. You can stick a 14MM open end wrench on the BACK of the pivot bolt and use it to tighten up the belt tension. Then tighten up the 12mm bolt that slides up and down on the outer alternator mount. Then tighten the inside pivot one and you are done

I have found that if you tighten the pivot bolt first, (that has a nut on the other end of it), you are less likely to strip out the threads in the aluminum of the alternator housing. Most people that tighten the adjusting nut first tend to wrench the crap out of it, and strip it. I've had to drill out whot was left of the threads and put a nut on the backside of the bolt many a times on my rigs cause of this.

thanks for the heads up.