 Silly surprise when servicing belts |
 Feb 23, 2015 - 10:13 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Dec 26, '09 From Albuquerque, NM Currently Offline Reputation: 19 (100%)  |
Yesterday, I crawled under the Celi to change the oil and replace the drive belts, then I ran into some issues with the PS belt. I loosened the bolt which fastens to the pivot slot on the bracket, and the bracket just fell off. Looks like the dudes who installed my engine after it was rebuilt never bolted it back to my engine. Instead, they cranked on the bolt that holds the PS pump to the pivot bracket on the crankcase, which kept the pump from moving....
So I was going to make a trip to Home Depot to get two bolts for the bracket so I can actually tighten the PS assembly on the slotted bracket how it should've been, but then I thought about material properties and wondered if the bolts I were to get from Home Depot were capable of withstanding the heat that the engine produces. I'm not worried about the stresses on the bolts since they'll just be holding a bracket to the engine - it's not like a motor mount bolt. The heat is likely a nonissue, but I thought I'd run it by here first. What do you guys think? -------------------- taking too long to mod since '09
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Feb 24, 2015 - 9:02 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 11, '06 From Way South Chicago Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
If it's a new belt it's wise to re-adjust after some miles anyway, they stretch some when new.
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Feb 25, 2015 - 5:20 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 26, '09 From Albuquerque, NM Currently Offline Reputation: 19 (100%) |
QUOTE (Bitter @ Feb 24, 2015 - 7:02 PM)  If it's a new belt it's wise to re-adjust after some miles anyway, they stretch some when new. Thanks, I'll make sure the alt belt is up to specs when I'm in there again. -------------------- taking too long to mod since '09
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HectortheRican Silly surprise when servicing belts Feb 23, 2015 - 10:13 AM
Decalsondemand I would recommend using a grade 8 bolt with lockin... Feb 23, 2015 - 10:18 AM richee3 I wouldnt go to Home Depot. In my experience, they... Feb 23, 2015 - 10:38 AM Box Seems Ace usually has the best selections when it ... Feb 23, 2015 - 11:10 AM HectortheRican Thanks, guys. I'll check Ace first since I... Feb 23, 2015 - 11:21 AM Smaay you are reading into this way too much, the heat f... Feb 23, 2015 - 11:30 AM Bitter Metric 8.8 is the same strength as standard grade ... Feb 23, 2015 - 8:23 PM HectortheRican Got some grade 10 SS bolts from my local ACE and I... Feb 23, 2015 - 11:02 PM
rdyzz I would use the cheapest bolt you can buy, the bol... Feb 25, 2015 - 8:55 PM |
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