offroadsubie1 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 How do you get the two belts tight on the front of the motor, i have a 1.8l fuel injected turbo motor and i took the belts off and not cant figure out how to get them tight enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love_em_when_there_old Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 It uses a tensioner device, tighten it unil it pulls the belt up and tight, easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azsubaru Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 http://www.economysuperstar.com/milesfox/subaru/service/timingbelt.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchsub Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 No such thing as a stupid question..unless its one not asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdjdc Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I fjyou cannot get them tight, then they are most likely stretched from use and need to be replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I believe he's talking about the fan belts. And it still has A/C if theres 2 belts. Theres a 6 point stud that sticks out just above the water pump. This will loosen the tenshioner for the A/C belt. The other belt is adjusted by moving the alternator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadsubie1 Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 i can get it somewhat tight with pushing on it but when i try to tighten the bolts it gets a little looser and doesnt seem like it is tight enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdjdc Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Get new belts. See if the auto store has ones that are just a tad smaller than the ones you are using. With several of my cars I have had to go off spec in order to get them tight and not slipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeshoup Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Clarify, are you talking about accessory belts, or timing belts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadsubie1 Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 one of the belts is connected to the air conditioner thing, and the other one is connected to the alternator, i am not sure how to get either tight enough to be drivable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadsubie1 Posted December 12, 2008 Author Share Posted December 12, 2008 Thanks to all of you i got the belts tight and can now keep working on finishing up the car and making it able to drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdjdc Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 One more time..... GET NEW BELTS. You can struggle with the old ones or you can get this over with. Trust me, I have done this many times and the only fix was a new set of belts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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