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Dodgegirl94
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Aug 10, 2013, 12:43 PM

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Hello, we have a 1995 Olds Delta 88. The alternator went out and I am going to replace it myself but as I'm looking at it, it doesn't have a tension pulley. I know that it means the alternator get adjusted back or forward to put the right tension on the belt, but when I replace it, how can I be sure its the right tension? Besides disconnecting the battery, what else should I do/watch out for?

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Aug 10, 2013, 1:59 PM

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The belt is tightened by an automatic tensioner. The automatic tensioner is a spring loaded arm with a pulley on the end of it. You have to rotate the tensioner against its spring pressure to get the belt off.

Since we volunteer our time and knowledge, we ask for you to please follow up when a problem is resolved.

(This post was edited by Discretesignals on Aug 10, 2013, 2:12 PM)

Dodgegirl94
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Aug 10, 2013, 3:29 PM

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WOW!! That's awesome! Thank you! Where do you find those kind of maps?!

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Aug 10, 2013, 5:08 PM

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/gforum.cgi?url=http://www.Alldata.com but they aren't free.

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