Pulley 101 .......info for dummies like me

[PQ]

If the belt is turning when you rev it then you can drive it normal driving.

What exactly are you trying to do? It sounds like your fine the way it is.

[Kronix]

Originally Posted by blufin

Can you post up a photo of your setup? It might be maxed out against the stop.

Sure

[PQ]

Originally Posted by blufin

Can you post up a photo of your setup? It might be maxed out against the stop.

[blufin]

Looks like you still have some room to tighten, but also looks good enough for daily driving. Not as loose as mine is.

[lexlueger]

Tighten that belt up! Slide the idler till it touches the tensioner and then back it off a hair or two.

[PQ]

Can't see the numbers on my belt. I'll check when I get home.

[PQ]

Originally Posted by lexlueger

Tighten that belt up! Slide the idler till it touches the tensioner and then back it off a hair or two.

If the belt is too short it won't go any further no matter what he does.

I think his belt is tight. Just shorter.

[blufin]

thx for all the responses. I'll check back tomorrow for that belt.

Thanks again.

[lexlueger]

If you can't slide the idler over to the tensioner then you have the wrong BELT. You shouldn't be touching your super tensioner at all for belt tension. I have all my old belts if you need part numbers .

[lexlueger]

Originally Posted by PQ

If the belt is too short it won't go any further no matter what he does.

I think his belt is tight. Just shorter.

He's got NO belt wrap until he gets that idler over. That thing will slip all day.

[SmokedSS]

What is the correct belt# needed using the Super Tensioner and a 3.4 pulley? I also have about a 1-1/2" gap with the belt tightened properly but I am concerned about belt wrap... What is the best belt to buy?

[Kronix]

Originally Posted by lexlueger

Tighten that belt up! Slide the idler till it touches the tensioner and then back it off a hair or two.

That's what I was trying to do when this whole thing started.

First off, I know I have the right belt on there. The car only has 1500 miles and that's the belt that came with Maggie. My shop where I used to live did all the install, then I moved 185 miles south, and I always noticed that the pulley should be closer to super tensioner, so i tried to do it myself. Plus I had bought a Billet Idler pulley and thought about replacing that after seeing how easy it would be to move idler.

1. I loosened the idler pulley a little bit, then because of belt tension it slide to the right. I figured because it moved to the right, that it was loose enough to slide to left.

2. At first I used a small pry bar like Ted recommended, gently against my throttle body. Because it's so tight in there I was trying to keep pry bar as close as possible, I took off the CAI silicon sleeve and saw that I bent the outer rim of TB with pry bar. Then I fixed that first before doing the pulley again. Then I came on here and started searching how to move over idler pulley....and here I am!

3. From what Supercharged SS said, maybe I have to really loosen the idler bolt in order to make it slide over?

How do you do it Lexlueger?

I have to bring the car to Haddad's here in LA on Thursday for a tune and to go over some future work since that'll be my new local shop, but I was supposed to go on a cruise on Sunday and don't want any problems. I'm going to try to slide it over again today, and it's early here on the west coast, so maybe I can get some good info before I attempt again.

[blufin]

When I installed my Maggie, the kit provided a long bolt that goes into that empty bolt hole just to the upper right of the idler pulley. That is what they recommended using to pry against, not the TB. It worked like a charm. Once I get the belt, That's how I'm gonna do mine.

[Kronix]

Originally Posted by blufin

When I installed my Maggie, the kit provided a long bolt that goes into that empty bolt hole just to the upper right of the idler pulley. That is what they recommended using to pry against, not the TB. It worked like a charm. Once I get the belt, That's how I'm gonna do mine.

I think I see the hole, you're talking about it in the pic below. I didn't do the install, but I think that's the empty bolt hole you're talking about just to the right of pulley. I guess I could remove the TB & CAI elbow to better access that hole. Of course, I don't have the bolt or know where it is. Any idea on the size?