[alfa] RE: mechanical tensioners

["Peter L. Krause" <pkrause@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We've installed well over 100 mechanical tensioners without difficulty or
failure (that I know of) in the last several years. I have repaired many
cars that had the tensioners installed and tensioned incorrectly. The
Canadian Fiat-Lancia Industriale tensioner works just fine. I'm not familiar
with this so-called "fixed" tensioner on the 24V cars. It is adjustable at
belt installation and functions well if installed correctly, although belt
change interval should be 25-30K miles instead of 50K miles, IMHO. The
failure mode I've heard of with the mechanical tensioner has to do with the
car rolling backwards in gear...

-Peter
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