JoelP
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| posted on 19/10/22 at 11:46 AM |
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Sizing an alternator belt
Afternoon all.
Got the car back from Glasgow eventually - home at 5am! Saved 600 over the cost of recovery at least....
Anyway, the problem was the alternator belt vanishing. How do you pick a size, given that the donor would have had power steering too? Just measure
and guess?
It's a pinto, only has to go round the drive and the alternator.
Tempted to just guestimate and order a few!
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Fatgadget
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| posted on 19/10/22 at 12:28 PM |
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Use a bit of string!...To work out length and therefore diameter.Voila.
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obfripper
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| posted on 19/10/22 at 12:48 PM |
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10x863mm is for a pinto cortina, should be the same for yours.
Dave
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voucht
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| posted on 21/10/22 at 04:41 PM |
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Here is how I did it :
https://vouchtroadster.blogspot.com/2013/06/modif-du-suppor
t-dalternateur-custom.html
Beginning of the post does not concern the belt, so scroll down until you find date "15/04/2013" in yellow.
Hope that will help 
https://vouchtroadster.blogspot.com/
https://cafrazx550.blogspot.com/
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JoelP
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| posted on 21/10/22 at 07:15 PM |
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I used a tape measure and ended up 2 inches short! Sorted now though.
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