Belt tension
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2005 E500 base (W211)
Belt tension
Does anyone know how to add tension to an e500 base (W211)? I installed a new tensioner pulley assembly and bought a new belt, but the belt is very loose. I can take it off by hand. The tensioner doesn't seem adjustable, and I don't think the alternator is mounted on an adjustable bracket, so I'm at a loss.
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Two possibilities:
-You received an incorrect belt. Or,
-you did not remove the lock pin from the tensioner; tensioners are shipped in the "open" position with a lock pin in them that you must remove. Just put a bit of torque on the bolt head, slip the pin out, then release the tensioner onto the belt.
Photo from partsgeek.
-You received an incorrect belt. Or,
-you did not remove the lock pin from the tensioner; tensioners are shipped in the "open" position with a lock pin in them that you must remove. Just put a bit of torque on the bolt head, slip the pin out, then release the tensioner onto the belt.
Photo from partsgeek.
Last edited by bbirdwell; 04-08-2019 at 03:12 PM.
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Thanks! I'm sure it's the pin. I had no instructions, but should have figured that ou
-You received an incorrect belt. Or,
-you did not remove the lock pin from the tensioner; tensioners are shipped in the "open" position with a lock pin in them that you must remove. Just put a bit of torque on the bolt head, slip the pin out, then release the tensioner onto the belt.
Photo from partsgeek.
-you did not remove the lock pin from the tensioner; tensioners are shipped in the "open" position with a lock pin in them that you must remove. Just put a bit of torque on the bolt head, slip the pin out, then release the tensioner onto the belt.
Photo from partsgeek.
Last edited by Kmaddentx; 04-08-2019 at 03:43 PM.