belts

[mick19691]

need to replace the alternator and aircon belts they are in a sorry state iv taken the aircon belt of completely until the new ones come and only put one of the alternator belts back on as the other was knackered should i be ok with just one belt on the alternator for now until new ones arrive
thanks
mick

[NiftyNev]

should i be ok with just one belt on the alternator for now until new ones arrive

As long as it's not slipping it will be ok for a short time. If it slips you will lose charging for the batteries and more importantly drive to the water pump. Replace ASAP.

Nev

[mick19691]

belts

no belts are not slipping seem ok as for the aircon belt the aircon needs regasing anyway so dosnt work the new belts should be here tomorrow will fit strait away
thanks
mick

[Rabbie]

Help

Can I take the air con belt of and still use the truck, is there any other systems use this belt? There is a pully at the bottom left hand side of the engine on this belt and i dont know wht it is, is it just an idler? I have ordered a new belt but wont be here for a few days.

cheers,

[NiftyNev]

Can I take the air con belt of and still use the truck, is there any other systems use this belt? There is a pully at the bottom left hand side of the engine on this belt and i dont know wht it is, is it just an idler? I have ordered a new belt but wont be here for a few days.

cheers,

Yes, you can remove it. The pulley is has the adjuster for belt tension on the back. Bolt through centre of pulley should be loosened before adjustment and tightened after.

Nev

[Damian]

... The Bolt through centre of pulley should be loosened before adjustment and tightened after.

Nev

Just looking through the forum for details of adjusting this pulley and come across this... very interesting! The fact that my tensioning bolt has snapped is probably because the person who last tried to tension the air belt didn't loosen the pulley!