Tricks for Tightening Alt Belt

[OkieGringo]

Hey Okie, Thanx a million for this idea. I just put one on my 91 and it works
F A N T A S T I C, I mean when you put on a GATES belt and this pulley and then get it just tight enough, NO BELT POPPING left. Anyone that has not done this, REALLY NEEDS TO.

One question, I used the bolt size you had stated, but I would really like to get the bolt that really goes through this pulley. It has to be designed for some type of engine. It should have a fatter shank before the threads, that way it would fit snugger and be even farther from the water pump pulley.

You're welcome, I could not find the shouldered bolt when I lived in Baja, but the post just above yours has the answer to the bolt. I'll look around at Ace Hardware here, they have a pretty great selection of bolts and stuff. I'm gonna need to replace all my belts here pretty soon, as some are cracking. OkieGringo

 

[yARIC008]

any ideas for the A/C belt? Mine flops around just as much as the alternator belt.

Upon further looking at some pictures, it looks like it might be possible to put maybe a little bit bigger of a pulley on one of the holt holes near the compressor.