aux belt tentioner rounded

1. chris84 Established Member Joined: Jul 2009 durham Posts: 1218 02 black vts with nitrous!!

   #1 16th March 2010, 17:34

   Need to change my alternator and aux belt on my 02 vts tomorrow but the tensioner bolt has been rounded off, its a 5mm Allen key at the bottom to move the pulley up or down. Question is i can move it slightly with mole grips but im not sure if it will be enough to tighten the new belt properly so can i just use a bar of some sort to lift the tensioner pulley up and tighten the bolts up or will it slip in time? Cheers
2. user_15516 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 6640 Integra DC5R & VTS

   #2 16th March 2010, 17:37

   You could just use a jack handle etc. to push it up.
3. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

   #3 16th March 2010, 17:42

   could probably jack it up tbh.
4. chris84 Established Member Joined: Jul 2009 durham Posts: 1218 02 black vts with nitrous!!

   #4 16th March 2010, 17:43

   So the thin tensioner bolt isnt a necessity then, it will be ok once the tension on the belt is set with a bar ect and locked in place with just the two bolts on the alternator?
5. user_36198 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172

   #5 16th March 2010, 17:43

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by raunchz could probably jack it up tbh.

   thats what i've had to do with a despatch van the other day, same daft allen bolts and tensioner arrangement
6. chris84 Established Member Joined: Jul 2009 durham Posts: 1218 02 black vts with nitrous!!

   #6 16th March 2010, 17:48

   Ok thanx people, i will be using the jack i think.