Found this belt tension gauge on ebay, any thoughts?
05-10-2006, 05:12 PM
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Found this belt tension gauge on ebay, any thoughts?
05-10-2006, 05:15 PM
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For $59 at our suppliers for the Kempf, I would not. The trend is your friend.
However, if you were to buy one and test it next to a Kempf, we might have a competitor. Seems like this was brought up here before. Did you search?
However, if you were to buy one and test it next to a Kempf, we might have a competitor. Seems like this was brought up here before. Did you search?
05-10-2006, 05:47 PM
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It is called a Kricket and Gates makes one version. Any Gates dealer can get them for $6.95.
It is an approved t-belt tensioning tool for Lotus cars (along with the Burroughs).
It will work on any car as long as you have a reference point and can be sure you are reproduceable in your methods.
OR, you can buy a Kempf tool and support the addictions of a fellow 928'er.
It is an approved t-belt tensioning tool for Lotus cars (along with the Burroughs).
It will work on any car as long as you have a reference point and can be sure you are reproduceable in your methods.
OR, you can buy a Kempf tool and support the addictions of a fellow 928'er.
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05-11-2006, 01:06 AM
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This was a factory Porsche special tool (000.751.927.40) for the Fan/Alt belts on the 993 cars. When the twin turbo 993 was introduced it had belt problems and this was issued to insure correct tention upon replacement. I would advise against using this for a timing belt because it is intended for V-belts only. It will not work correctly on a wide belt.
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It can be used for flat belts as well, i.e. Lotus t-belts on the 9xx series engines for example. I don't think it is the best use for it though.
Any (most, except for the acoustical which measure oscillations) gauges just measure deflection (rotational or longitudinally) of the belt, be it flat, V, or otherwise. The Kricket is one method. If you haven't seen it in use, it is very basic;
slid your pointer finger under the rubber band, push down until you hear a click, sight along where blue beam crosses the aluminum body, there is your measurement.
The fact that Porsche chose its own measuring scale on the 9201 is arbitrary. Once you know the scale you can set any gauge to reproduce that measurement. (5 on the 9201 may be 75 lbs on the Kricket for example)
If I didn't already have a 9201 and a few Kempf tool, the Kricket would be an option. And a $7 from a Gates dealer, certainly an economic one at that.
Any (most, except for the acoustical which measure oscillations) gauges just measure deflection (rotational or longitudinally) of the belt, be it flat, V, or otherwise. The Kricket is one method. If you haven't seen it in use, it is very basic;
slid your pointer finger under the rubber band, push down until you hear a click, sight along where blue beam crosses the aluminum body, there is your measurement.
The fact that Porsche chose its own measuring scale on the 9201 is arbitrary. Once you know the scale you can set any gauge to reproduce that measurement. (5 on the 9201 may be 75 lbs on the Kricket for example)
If I didn't already have a 9201 and a few Kempf tool, the Kricket would be an option. And a $7 from a Gates dealer, certainly an economic one at that.
