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> went to adjust the gen. belt tension on my T3 the other day.
>
> Now, am I extraordinarily clumsy, or does everyone else manage
>to drop the pulley nut and/or a couple of shims down into the
>bottom of the fan housing 4/5 times? (Come on, 'fess up...;)
>
> ("I'm *not* going to drop this nut. <turn> I'm *not* going
>to drop this nut." <turn> "I'm *not*... <thunk> argggghhhh!")
The easier way to adjust the generator belt is simply remove the generator,
remove the pulley nut and add or remove the shims. Put the pulley and nut back
on, slip the pulley end of the generator through the shroud and put the belt
over the pulley. Then push the generator down into place and bolt it in again.
This process is *much* easier than trying to put the belt, pulley, shims and
nut back on inside the shroud...
Having said that, I do have a 4 inch magnet on a 2 foot string sitting in my
tool box from when I had to fish the nut out from the bottom of the shroud a
few times!
Dave
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Dave Burden | 1924 Studebaker Special Six Touring Car
Digital Equipment Corporation | 1926 Studebaker Estate Wagon (hearse w/seats)
Alpharetta, GA | 1957 BMW Isetta 300 convertible
burden_d@warlrd.enet.dec.com | 1971 VW Squareback