Re: Alternator Belt service

[Mick <bmwmick@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 10:10 PM 7/30/2006 -0400, PGK75S@xxxxxxx wrote:



>My RS(5/96 production) has the steel pulley but isn't the ELAST a different
>deal?  I was under the impression that my belt gets tensioned when installed
>and it goes for a 36K ride?
>
>Cheers
>Paul

Paul,
The PolyV belt gets tensioned at install time then once at
6,000 miles.  Replace it at 36K.  The ELAST is totally different
and takes a special tool to both install and tension it.  It is elastic
just like the name implies.

Mick
Tucson

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