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Old 05-05-2020, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Rwgarrison23 View Post
I'm hoping for the same. I do have some tension on it now. I should back off some. How loose should it be?
Any belt tension moves a shaft to one side of the bearing, be it ever so little.
If a new seal cannot compensate for slight shaft movement, addressing the issue is needed.
A belts needs to be adjusted so it does not slip while the pump is in operation,no more no less, that goes for any belt.
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