Belt Tension on a 2.4TD 2LTE

[AndyLala]

Starting to dig around for servicing information and what appears to be a dodgy alternator.


Streetluge Chris has supplied me with a replacement alternator.. (thanks Chris), and as has been mentioned before, it should kick out about 70amps....


So further digging has indicated that if the belts are at the wrong tension, too loose or too tight, the alternator will not perform as designed.


Hence question. How tight should all the belts be? How much deflection should there be on a new belt. Has anyone got the Toyota specs?

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Just found the following on Yotatech for '92 2nd Gen Pickups. Alternator Belts should be around 1/4" deflection... Anyone care to comment?
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Thanks for your patience.

andyL

[kevb]

usually if the alternator belt is too loose it will squeal usually worse on start up
if its too tight it can ruin bearings in alternator.general rule is 10-15mm deflection on the longest side.once your belt isnt slipping or squealing you should be fine

[AndyLala]

KevB,


Thanks for that. I will investigate further. Thought that was about right.

andyL