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Mshaynes21 · 05-27-2023, 05:30 PM

Having to install a new fan belt and have located the bolt that moves the arm the fan is connected to. Looking at the Ford service manual it appears the tension adjustment screw is on the side of the oil filler. My car has a distributor and it appears that the adjustment bolt should be located behind that. I am unable to locate a bolt that resembles the adjustment screw and the only bolt that I can find is what the fan arm rests on when fully lowered but once that arm is raised it doesn’t seem to make contact. Do you set the tension simply by moving the fan arm in some models or is the fan arm fairly low when the belt is on. Hope this makes sense.

05-27-2023, 05:30 PM	#1
Mshaynes21 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2023 Posts: 19	Fan belt tension Having to install a new fan belt and have located the bolt that moves the arm the fan is connected to. Looking at the Ford service manual it appears the tension adjustment screw is on the side of the oil filler. My car has a distributor and it appears that the adjustment bolt should be located behind that. I am unable to locate a bolt that resembles the adjustment screw and the only bolt that I can find is what the fan arm rests on when fully lowered but once that arm is raised it doesn’t seem to make contact. Do you set the tension simply by moving the fan arm in some models or is the fan arm fairly low when the belt is on. Hope this makes sense.