27-10-2016, 11:29 AM
You can run a stretch fit belt so wouldn't need tensioners but they do need special tools to fit.
When I had one I had a bracket between the top bolt of the alternator and the alternator itself so undid that, pressed the alternator against the block, fitted then belt and then used a big pry bar to pull it out and tension it before fitting the bracket.
The bracket itself was triangular with a hole at each corner and all the sides were different lengths, I have no idea what it came off but it was perfect to give me a choice of tensioning options.
When I had one I had a bracket between the top bolt of the alternator and the alternator itself so undid that, pressed the alternator against the block, fitted then belt and then used a big pry bar to pull it out and tension it before fitting the bracket.
The bracket itself was triangular with a hole at each corner and all the sides were different lengths, I have no idea what it came off but it was perfect to give me a choice of tensioning options.