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Mark Faul · 10-04-2010, 04:09 PM

Once I used a stud instead of a bolt in one of the water pump mounting bolts that stuck out past the belt, and used some kind of sleeve over the stud to keep from chewing up the belt. I got lucky that the stud was less than 1/2' away from the belt. All it did was keep the belt under centrifugal force to not expand or "grow" and it kept it on. This was a street/strip car that had the alternator on the driver's side past the valve cover. Long belt!

10-04-2010, 04:09 PM	#5
Mark Faul Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Tacoma,WA Posts: 341 Likes: 2 Liked 43 Times in 9 Posts	Re: setups to prevent alt belt exit Once I used a stud instead of a bolt in one of the water pump mounting bolts that stuck out past the belt, and used some kind of sleeve over the stud to keep from chewing up the belt. I got lucky that the stud was less than 1/2' away from the belt. All it did was keep the belt under centrifugal force to not expand or "grow" and it kept it on. This was a street/strip car that had the alternator on the driver's side past the valve cover. Long belt!