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Old 03-19-2011, 06:18 PM
glenlloyd glenlloyd is offline
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Overactive belt tensioner?

Replaced belt tensioner and shock yesterday, today I was fussing with some new pulley bolt covers, mine were all apparently discarded by some idiot mechanic, and I noticed that the tensioner had come loose.

I tightened it back up, probably overtightened it a bit but I do not want another freeway catastrophe like last year with the belt sliding off the edge of the tensioner pulley.

At any rate, I have no reference point but at idle this thing vibrates a lot, more than I would expect. I've run it with the fan removed, same thing. Off idle it's not bad but it does vibrate a good deal at idle.

Comments....things to check...someone give me some feedback on this thing.

Thanks
Steve A
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