Ron

If anyone is looking for one of these you might can get it at reasonable price, certainly not the buy it now price. I've had one for years and they are very useful.

No affiliation with seller.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-P...94365537QQrdZ1

cowtown

I think I paid $12 for mine at the local NAPA store. $6.50 would be a good deal, though.

epj993

Is this the preferred tool for belt tensioning on 993s or is it just a good "all around" tensioner?

epj993

Bump.

Is this the preferred tool for belt tensioning on 993s or is it just a good "all around" tensioner?

Edward

Hi Eric,

It seems as if you can use it on any car's belts. Cheap enough to pick up, though completely unnecessary, IMO. Use moderate thumb pressure and figure deflection about the width of the belt, itself. Looser is better than tighter, and so long as it doesn't slip (try turning the fan by hand) you're fine ...but that's just my opinion.

Edward

Marc Shaw

I e-mailed the seller and he said it would not work on a 964 or a 993 but did not elaborate as to why.

Marc

epj993

I'm all for having another tool in my chest, but I like Edward's idea. Several others I've talked to have said the same. Because fan belts seem to be a sticky issue I just wanted to know how important a tensioner was & whether this tool was any good.

Ron

I've had mine probably 15 or 20 years. I think they are a good idea for people who have a tendency to overtighten stuff, kind of like having torque wrenches. I once overtighten a generator belt on a VW Beetle and ruined the bearing. So for me the little krikit tool is a nice to have.

cowtown

Eric - They're nice because they let you follow the factory tightness spec for your belts. It just depends how much that matters to you, because checking deflection with your thumb is just fine too.

Marc - There are two scales available. I can't remember which one you need for the 993 (I can check at home) but that could be why the seller said it wouldn't work - it might be the tool with the higher scale range.

zffnhsn

Edward is correct. The proper technique for checking belt tension is just tight enough to allow a slight slippage of the driven pulley in contact with the belt. Over tightened belts cause rapid deterioration of altenator, fan or a/c bearings. A slightly loose belt is best. If a specialty tool helps achieve the desired result, then why not?

JasonAndreas

In 1994 with the release of the 993 Porsche changed the belt tensioning procedure with a TSB, no more thumb method. The belt tension can nearly double going from a cold to a warm engine and the thumb method was just too subjective (i.e. inaccurate).

dcdude

Just got back from NAPA with my Krikit tension guage. They had to do a 24 hour "order," but no biggie. Paid $15.66. They initially wanted $26.10. Wow- big variation. They call it a "KR1" or P/N 7401-0101, not 91107, as stated here previosuly.

Also stopped by Kragen (or Checker/Schuck's where you are) for a magnetic pickup tool. They had a 12-point Triple Square set for $17.99. Pep Boys had the Lisle set for $14.99. As stated here before, BOTH of these sets are too long for our purposes. I didn't feel like doing major surgery on a new tool and just called Sunset, who is sending me the p-tool (999-571-052-02) for $20.

RallyJon

91107 gets you the right version (the KR1 low tension version) so what's the problem? I guess you can also use Gates' own part number, which is 7401-00071. Here's a link: http://www.gates.com/europe/brochure...cation_id=2976

Maybe 7401-0101 is a NAPA internal part number?

VWaddict

12-point (triple-square) tools: Well, I don't know if these are good enough for CV joints, but I just got a set to remove the door locks on my MKIV VW, and for four bucks, it's worth having a set or two in your toolbox:



http://www.toolking.com/productinfo.aspx?productid=1244

Keith