I have a B&C 60amp alternator on my brand new IO-360-M1B. Today I decided to tension the alternator belt. None of the manuals (B&C or Lycoming) give any hint on how to put the alternator in tension so the bolts can be tightened.
In years past, the only alternators I remember installing had a square face that would except a 1" wrench...that made it easy...tension the alternator, tighten the mounting bolts and go!
My first inclination was to use some sort of lever but on close inspection, the only thing to lever against is the engine case or other fragile bits.
So how is everyone accomplishing this without putting any of the fragile bits in jeopardy?
PS - All the other threads that started off by asking this question ended up quickly turning to 'how to check belt tension' and never answered the question.
In years past, the only alternators I remember installing had a square face that would except a 1" wrench...that made it easy...tension the alternator, tighten the mounting bolts and go!
My first inclination was to use some sort of lever but on close inspection, the only thing to lever against is the engine case or other fragile bits.
So how is everyone accomplishing this without putting any of the fragile bits in jeopardy?
PS - All the other threads that started off by asking this question ended up quickly turning to 'how to check belt tension' and never answered the question.