URGENT! Drive belt/tensioner pulley problem

[Sulusi Eteru]

Under the car now replacing my drive belt but how come the tensioner pulley is bottomed out leaving the belt loose? Loosening the top tensioner bolt to push the pulley down to tighten the belt but its at the bottom now and wont go any further. What am I forgetting? I have the correct belt (5PK1135) and even put the old one back on but still the same thing...

 

[evo-gsr]

Have you undone the nut on the side of the pulley?

 

[Sulusi Eteru]

Yep. All done and sorted mate. Pardon the noob-ness fellas...Im too embarassed to reveal what the problem and fix was

 

[evo-gsr]

Lol.

 

[khubner1]

i'll bet it was because the pulley pulls up on the belt to apply tension not down

 

[Sulusi Eteru]

^ hehehe ^

So Im not getting the obvious squealing and squeezing noise that comes with a loose belt but it does give a "...kkkkkkkkkkkkkk..." sort of noise if you know what I mean? Did I over tighten something along the way?

 

[CLuTZ]

Double check your tensioner...

 

[Sulusi Eteru]

Is the tensioner pulley actually meant to spin with the belt like the other pulleys? I'm thinking not...but I gotta ask

 

[khubner1]

yes the outside edge spins but the inside of it's bearing doesn't

 

[evo-gsr]

Lol

 

[Sulusi Eteru]

readjusted belt as it wasn't all flush on the air con pulley. Running nice and smooth and quiet...for now lol

 

[Sulusi Eteru]

So has anyone else had this happen to their newly installed drive belt? #PleaseAdvise lol

 

[Cranked]

Something is not right there. And I think should invest in some degreaser.

 

[Sulusi Eteru]

At first glance it looks like the tensioner pulley is not lined up with the rest of the pulleys, meaning that the top edge of it is spinning on the inside of the belt and not on the outside edge. Hence why it's shaving the belt a millimetre at a time. I could be wrong but that's what I gathered from a quick look...

 

[Cranked]

Did u tighten the front bolt on the tensioner after tensioning?

 

[Sulusi Eteru]

Yeah that was my first thought when I was trying to figure it out. I will return and report.

 

[khubner1]

I have mine is because my ac compressor pulley is one rib missaligned with the rest of the system being to lazy to fix properly i am just running a 4pk instead of a 5pk

 

[Sulusi Eteru]

I think my belt is now down to a 3pk!

 

[evo-gsr]

Lol.