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<blockquote data-quote="NorCal_03Cobra" data-source="post: 16803122" data-attributes="member: 128258"><p>My setup: 2.8 Upper + Metco Idlers + Metco/IW Crank kit + Roush tensioner + Mechman Alternator</p><p></p><p>After installing the Metco/IW crank kit I checked all of my pulley alignment using a 2ft straight edge using the crank pulley as the starting measurement. Crank to S/C, Crank to Tensioner, Crank to Alternator, Tensioner to S/C. I did have to uninstall some of the idlers to get a clear measurement.</p><p></p><p>My belt was riding up on the lower crank: away from the engine, towards the radiator. I found my alternator was the issue by about 1/16" to 1/8". Adding spacers wasn't my problem as I needed to remove material from the alternator mount (not the cage it sits in). I did also need to press my S/C pulley on a little further.</p><p></p><p>I used a Makita oscillating multi-tool which cut through the aluminum alternator mount easily, and I didn't have to pull the alternator completely out of the car. I figured if I removed too much material I could always space it out correctly with washers.</p><p></p><p>Didn't have the laser tool, eye-balled the cuts and happy to say the belt is riding fine after a few hundred miles.</p><p></p><p>Before doing the Metco installation I did have belts shred the same front rib intermittently, I just finally got around to diagnosing it and correcting it while doing this job.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NorCal_03Cobra, post: 16803122, member: 128258"] My setup: 2.8 Upper + Metco Idlers + Metco/IW Crank kit + Roush tensioner + Mechman Alternator After installing the Metco/IW crank kit I checked all of my pulley alignment using a 2ft straight edge using the crank pulley as the starting measurement. Crank to S/C, Crank to Tensioner, Crank to Alternator, Tensioner to S/C. I did have to uninstall some of the idlers to get a clear measurement. My belt was riding up on the lower crank: away from the engine, towards the radiator. I found my alternator was the issue by about 1/16" to 1/8". Adding spacers wasn't my problem as I needed to remove material from the alternator mount (not the cage it sits in). I did also need to press my S/C pulley on a little further. I used a Makita oscillating multi-tool which cut through the aluminum alternator mount easily, and I didn't have to pull the alternator completely out of the car. I figured if I removed too much material I could always space it out correctly with washers. Didn't have the laser tool, eye-balled the cuts and happy to say the belt is riding fine after a few hundred miles. Before doing the Metco installation I did have belts shred the same front rib intermittently, I just finally got around to diagnosing it and correcting it while doing this job. [/QUOTE]
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