proper size for serp belt
08-13-2014, 05:14 PM
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proper size for serp belt
well i figured out today that my serp belt is slippin and it really pisses me off because i just got it about a month ago when my last one shredded so i went and got a new one from pep boys and they must have given me the wrong size... does anyone know the proper size for the factory serp belt?
08-13-2014, 10:22 PM
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The voices tell me your engine shouldn't have a serpentine belt. What engine do you have, and what belt is slipping? Off the top of my head, the most common slipping belts are power steering (it has to be SUPER tight) and then alternator (if your alternator is locking up).
08-14-2014, 06:11 AM
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Sorry....I meant power steering. Not the serp 
I dont have an alpha engine. I'm beta 1 swapped. Maybe I should have posted this in the tib forum? 
I dont have an alpha engine. I'm beta 1 swapped. Maybe I should have posted this in the tib forum?
08-14-2014, 03:21 PM
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close enough. I've had a new Goodyear Gatorback belt squeal on my power steering pump. My usual method of tightening involves jamming a breaker bar between the head and the pump to tension the belt while tightening the pump on its bracket. It has to be no-joke tight.