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Drive Belt

DRIVE BELT TENSION
New Belt Installation Tension (a) 150-190 lbs.
Used Belts Reset Tension (b) 140-160 lbs.
Allowable Minimum Cold Belt Audit Check (b)(c) 90 lbs.

(a) New belt installed and tensioned; engine not rotated
(b) Used belt is any belt that has rotated on an engine.
(c) Cold belt (i.e., 3-hour soak; 0 warm-up)