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Administrator - 14 May 2005 09:14 GMT

My daughter has the above and recently had a fan belt replaced when her
car was serviced. 2 months later there is a squeal from the belt and I
think it needs adjusting (tightening).

I opened the bonnet but cannot see where to adjust it. There are 2 belts
- one seems tight enough but the other a little loose.

The loose belt turns the alternator (generator?) on the top, right when
looking at the engine from the driver's side of the car (that is, the
right side in Australia).

Can anyone help me?

Vaughan

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Sly - 14 May 2005 14:26 GMT

adjust the alternator, thus tightening the belt

> My daughter has the above and recently had a fan belt replaced when her
> car was serviced. 2 months later there is a squeal from the belt and I
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> Vaughan

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Administrator - 15 May 2005 06:33 GMT

That's exactly what II thought I should do but there are 2 bolts that
fix the alternator to a bracket with no slot (slider) for adjustment.

You have confirmed that that is the way so I'll have another look today.

Vaughan

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Sly - 15 May 2005 12:45 GMT

there is no slot, loosen the upper bolt a bit and the bottom bolt if i
remember right screws through an adjuster, kind like a square nut that
slides inside a bracket, if ya see it, yul know what i mean. tighten or
loosen that bolt and in turn yul adjust the alternator
if all else fails, loosen the bolts and look for anything that makesthe
alternator move.

> That's exactly what II thought I should do but there are 2 bolts that
> fix the alternator to a bracket with no slot (slider) for adjustment.
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Administrator - 15 May 2005 13:15 GMT

> there is no slot, loosen the upper bolt a bit and the bottom bolt if i
> remember right screws through an adjuster, kind like a square nut that
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Yup, that's fixed it. It's just a little different to the last time I
did anything like that - I'm not mechanically inclined much.

Thanks heaps for your response.

Vaughan

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