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Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2005 12:05:23 +0100
From: "Charles C." <c.k.christacopoulos_removeme_nospamee.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: A new twist?


Dexter J wrote: > Salutations: > > So. I have a broken tensioner mounting plate on a 1993 Aero. > > The tensioner, belt and pulleys are fine - but the whole unit came > loose and then snapped off the block (leaving at least two bolt halves > to be dug out). > > Anyone else run into this before? > Not personally but SAAB knows about it ;-) When I got the belt on my 9k (1997) replaced and I was asking questions about the tensioner ... they were saying it does not fail often but if/when it does it causes damage like you describe. It rips some plate is what they told me. Sounds to me (I have not seen how the componenets fit together) that the pressure on the tensioner fatigues the bits it sits on. Charles -- Please remove _removeme_ to reply. Work: http://www.somis.dundee.ac.uk/ Hobby: http://www.egothor.org/

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