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4.8 GRX air con belt tensioning

Posted: 24 Dec 2023 09:49
by cjvp
On holiday in Kosi Bay area. Aircon belt starting to slip on startup. Where do I tighten the belt. Difficult to see the belt tensioner from above. Japie van Pletzen.

Re: 4.8 GRX air con belt tensioning

Posted: 24 Dec 2023 19:28
by ChristoSlang
Undo the idler pulley's center nut, adjust with the tensioner bolt, then tighten the center nut again. Cold belt deflection is specified as 9mm between the aircon & crankshaft pulleys at the bottom.

Re: 4.8 GRX air con belt tensioning

Posted: 25 Dec 2023 15:35
by cjvp
Thank you Christo; appreciate the detail provided.
Regards, Japie.

Re: 4.8 GRX air con belt tensioning

Posted: 26 Dec 2023 06:37
by SJC
ChristoSlang wrote: 24 Dec 2023 19:28 Undo the idler pulley's center nut, adjust with the tensioner bolt, then tighten the center nut again. Cold belt deflection is specified as 9mm between the aircon & crankshaft pulleys at the bottom.
do you perhabs have the "diagram" for the tb42?
I also need to adjust my aircon belt (on tb42).

Re: 4.8 GRX air con belt tensioning

Posted: 26 Dec 2023 12:23
by Peter Connan
That diagram is correct for the TB42 Fanus

Re: 4.8 GRX air con belt tensioning

Posted: 15 Mar 2025 11:25
by SJC
SJC wrote: 26 Dec 2023 06:37
ChristoSlang wrote: 24 Dec 2023 19:28 Undo the idler pulley's center nut, adjust with the tensioner bolt, then tighten the center nut again. Cold belt deflection is specified as 9mm between the aircon & crankshaft pulleys at the bottom.
do you perhabs have the "diagram" for the tb42?
I also need to adjust my aircon belt (on tb42).
Correction, it is my power steering belt that is a bit loose. Never adjusted it, but it is more loose now than what it was.
So I need to do it now.

Re: 4.8 GRX air con belt tensioning

Posted: 15 Mar 2025 11:27
by SJC
ChristoSlang wrote: 24 Dec 2023 19:28 Undo the idler pulley's center nut, adjust with the tensioner bolt, then tighten the center nut again. Cold belt deflection is specified as 9mm between the aircon & crankshaft pulleys at the bottom.
So when adjusting the power steering belt, do you just adjust it by the "adjusting bolt" on the power steering pump pully?
This straight forward?

Re: 4.8 GRX air con belt tensioning

Posted: 15 Mar 2025 11:39
by SJC