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HELP! New alternator belts, now alternator fan hits adjuster bracket! 200 1992

posted by  Herb Goltz on  Sat Jan 31 10:43 CST 2004
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Hello All:

I decided to take advantage of our "warm" weather to replace all the drive belts on my '92 245. I installed them all (it was a bit of a struggle to get them over all the pulleys-- it is still -5C. When I started it up, there was a horrible squeal and a shower of sparks-- turns out the alternator fan was hitting the adjuster bracket. Am I correct that on the '92 there is only the one 13 mm bolt under the water pump that maintains tension, and that the only way to adjust the tension is to pry downward on the alternator and then tighten it? The AC and power steering both have the adjusters with the the 10mm long bolts and the 12-13mm nut to keep things in place once you get it right...

Help me out here-- I'm getting cold and it is more than a little frustrating! One possibility is that the belts that Canadian Tire sold me might actually be too short, resulting in a collision between the alternator fan and the bracket, but the stupid packaging doesn't say what the length actually is...

The belts they sold me are Power Torque 15365 and they also have the code 14-0500-8 on them in case that helps anybody...


I look forward to hearing from you!
--
Herb Goltz, London, Ontario, Canada '92 245 w/102K mi






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