Tightening aux belt?

[Soulless]

Hi, my Clio 172 Cup is on 31,000 miles.
The aux belt when I start the car lets out a squeak sometimes (at max 1.5 seconds long)

..The belt itself looks in good nick. Im going to get it changed in 5k miles, I just wondered, is it easy to tighten the belt / can it be tightened?

....someone suggested fanbelt squeak spray but this sounds a reet bodge.

If someone could talk me through how to do it (if possible)
that would be much appreciated.

 

[Fred@BTM]

just change the belt less than £20 and 10min work

 

[Soulless]

really?
is there a guide on here or whatever?
Renault wants me to pay £400 for a belt and tensioner change....

 

[ben_p]

there is no tensioner on the cup LOL

 

[Fred@BTM]

well the tensioner is the alterntor with the poxy little threaded bar

 

[Soulless]

oh so its built into the alternator,
and I dont have a tensioner on the cup as I dont have aircon?

...any guide on how to tighten the belt? or do i just have to buy a new belt?

 

[ben_p]

for the cost, buy a new belt

 

[mattjk]

10 minute work. Even for a first timer??

 

[ben_p]

you just slack off the 16mm and 13mm bolt, then using a deep socket slack off the 10mm bolt (coat it in wd40 first, its the worst bolt in the world)

then re fit the new belt as per the one you removed and re do the above 13mm and 16mm bolts to "tight" then wind the 10mm bolts up until you can twist the belt 45 degrees with your finger and thumb on all runs

 

[Fred@BTM]

^not often you hear that eh