Drive Belt Tension Check

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Belt tension can be verified in place of belt deflection.
Verify the drive belt tension when the engine is cold, or at least 30 min after the engine has stopped.
Using the SST , verify the belt tension between any two pulleys.
- If the tension is not within the specification, adjust it. (See DRIVE BELT ADJUSTMENT .)
Fig 1: Verifying Drive Belt Tension
Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.

DRIVE BELT TENSION SPECIFICATION

Tension

N {kgf, lbf}

Drive belt

⁽¹⁾New

Used

Limit

Generator

491-745
{50-76, 111-167}

491-706
{50-72, 111-158}

343 {35, 77}

P/S, P/S+A/C

588-686
{59-70, 130-154}

422-490
{43-50, 95-110}

245 {25, 55}

⁽¹⁾	A belt that has been on a running engine for less than 5 min