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Old 01-15-2006, 12:43 AM
Brandon314159
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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton
I'm going to take the reverse tack on this.

I recently bought a new bolt for the SD because it never had one (presumably bent and broken by the PO???).

It worked perfectly for me. I had to bend one of the tabs on the bracket to get the bolt installed and then bend it back in place.

However, tightening it was as designed. The belts easily tensioned to the level necessary and the bolt did not bend.
My exact situation...my bolt was bent from the PO but I have never bent it thus far...

Owning an aircooled VW makes you learn that belt tension is IMPORTANT and overtightning is BAD.

Espically when you risk (in the mercedes) damage to the harmonic balancer and all that jazz.
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