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Thread: Adjusting alternator tension

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    I'd rather bring back this old thread than start a new one on the same subject... I ordered all the parts Farrar posted from Mcmaster-Carr to put the turnbuckle on my alternator, and at it's shortest adjustment, it was still too long to fit. (My alternator is from DMC CA)

    I measured the stock bracket while installed, it is approx 3.5" from the center of each of the bolt heads when the belt is at tension.
    That is not much, and the turnbuckles I can find are longer than that at the shortest position.
    Has anybody used a shorter turnbuckle?
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    Are you sure you are using the best belt for the application? Maybe you just want the next longer belt? $8 fix at the auto parts store...

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    It's been a while since I changed the belt, too long to remember the details, but I had gotten it at Advance (or similar, a local parts store. Not from DMC) and it was the correct one according to the computer...
    I'll have to pull it off eventually and measure it. What is the correct length of the belt I should be using?
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    I recently replaced the belts on my engine but just couldn’t get the alternator belt to stop squealing. I bought the Jegs product linked a few pages back and just threw it on tonight. I needed longer bolts since the mounts are thicker than the stock bar. Everything’s nice and clean, the belt is tensioned, and the squealing has stopped.

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