jayssupra Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Hi i've just bought a smaller belt so i can remove my air con pully, but there is a tensioner which will be in the way of the belt, do i remove this tensioner as well or am i doing something wrong.any help would be greatfull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Luka-P Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 I don't think this one will work to be honest. The tensioner obviously provides a counter force on the belt after it has been put on, therefore, keeping it tensioned. You'll struggle to put the belt on without a tensioner to slacken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayssupra Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 Can anyone tell me what (A) is in the picture, can i remove this if i'm fitting a smaller belt and removing air con (B). © is belts new path when air con pully is removed is this right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 A is the tensioner dampener. It's there to smooth out changes to the tension of the belt from rapid changes of engine speed. It's only on manual cars for that reason. I wouldn't want to get rid of it personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Whiffin Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Remove it, I've run my car for about 6 years without any problems, as far as I can remember you have to anyway otherwise you cant get the belt back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayssupra Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 Cheers mate, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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