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Tue 19 Jan 2021 14:48

any - stretch fit belt - blindspot

replacing auxcillary belt... i used a tyre lever to ease it off. getting new one is more brutal. Gates show special tool SFT001. their tool is very pricey for what it is and only ever going to use it a few times. any advice on alternative tool. anybody, please.

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Tue 19 Jan 2021 15:33

any - stretch fit belt - Lee Power

Ford used to supply the tool in the box with the new stretchy belt - but obviously you where paying genuine Ford parts counter prices.

No idea if Ford still have this practice.

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Tue 19 Jan 2021 15:46

any - stretch fit belt - blindspot

research shows Ford to have a, Not universal tool

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Thu 21 Jan 2021 05:40

any - stretch fit belt - edlithgow

You've probably seen this

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlhOSXmOW4I

Looks simple, perhaps deceptively so, and might be difficult to improvise, but maybe not impossible.

This looks easier. Wee G-clamp?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=k481CrynPQ8

Edited by edlithgow on 21/01/2021 at 05:49

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Thu 21 Jan 2021 06:05

any - stretch fit belt - Ian D

If you go to eBay and search ‘aux belt stretch tool’ or similar for around £6 you can get a tool that should do the job if you can wait for delivery

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Thu 21 Jan 2021 11:38

any - stretch fit belt - blindspot

On ebay found a gates sft 001 tool copy. i thought the plastic tools might break easily.After watching videos , changed my mind. which i'd have seen the plastic ties trickbeforehand. in no hurry . wait a day or two for the tool to arrive.

i did like the video with the gaitor belt [ the quiet one] might try that on my 1.6 note next time. the are renowned squillers when left for a period or cold and wet first thiong in mornings.

cheers lads

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Thu 21 Jan 2021 10:59

any - stretch fit belt - galileo

The gadget in the first clip is the same principle as the ramps used to re-rail locos and wagons - drop onto the rail and guide the wheel.

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Tue 26 Jan 2021 21:32

any - stretch fit belt - Joe tuzzer

Hello, what car is it. I know on the sigma Ford engine you can unbolt the alternator and move it forward too stretch the belt onto the pulley and then bolt it all back up

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Wed 27 Jan 2021 16:39

any - stretch fit belt - blindspot

hyundai i10. 2 years back i had the alternator off . had to take the front of the car off . to get it out. on that occasion i just slipped the belt on like you said . i ve got the tool now ,but tomorrow iam tackling a transmission oil seal

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Wed 10 Feb 2021 15:43

any - stretch fit belt - MW

This method looks good if the crack pulley has holes in it......a zip tie.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC6V5pFw3ME

Was the Hyundai a i10?

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Wed 10 Feb 2021 22:37

any - stretch fit belt - blindspot

hyundai i10 102k

haynes manual shows a tyre lever to release the belt . which worked. and to replace its a reverse of remove . which didn't

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