[quote=”barneyb” post=133857]My experience is that people who worry about over tightening belts, and I am in that group, end up with them too loose. This means having to go back and redo them a couple of times to make them quiet. By the time I achieve the tension that will stop all the squeaking they probably are over tensioned because of the nice polish I’ve put on the belt by starting out too loose. The spring loaded tensioners were invented for me.[/quote]
I’m certain they’re not too loose, I was worried about not tightening them enough…. I only started worrying after I started the car the next morning and heard a rattle or the engine stuttered or chugged just a little different than usual…
I tightened the lock nut a bit, adjusted, tightened the lock nut some more, adjusted, then finished tightening and did the the lock tight… They are not making any squeaking or screeching like the PS belt was before I replaced it.