What to do if your tension pulley gives out?
If your tension pulley is damaged, or simply gives out under the accumulated wear of usage, you can remove it relatively easily. Insert your flat bar between the tension pulley and the tension bar, with the point of the flat bar pointing toward the tension belt.
How do you remove a belt from an auto tensioner?
Hold the tension from the belt, and slip the belt off the auto tensioner pulley to remove the belt and pulley system. Slowly release the tension to avoid damage or injury, and then remove the tool from the belt auto tensioner.
What does it mean when your sewing machine tension is low?
Similarly, when the top thread is loose and the bottom thread is tight, you will be able to see the top thread through the bottom. This means that the tension is lower than it should be here, so you will need to move the tension dial in the opposite direction of what we did above, which is towards the higher numbers on the tension dial.
What happens if you let the handle of your auto tensioner slip?
Caution against injury: Be careful to neither let the tool slip nor release the tool handle suddenly or it could sling the tool, and damage the auto or possibly cause serious injury.
What should I do with my thread tensioner?
Lift up a presser bar lifter (lever). In this position both tension discs should not push top thread and vice versa. You rotate tensioner dial but thread tension does not change at all ? In this case need loosen a set screw and pull out the tension assembly. To loosen the screw it has to be rotated to left. Take off the thread tension assembly.
Do you need to rotate tension on tensioner?
In this position both tension discs should not push top thread and vice versa. You rotate tensioner dial but thread tension does not change at all ? In this case need loosen a set screw and pull out the tension assembly.
What happens if the belt tensioner does not work?
Since the belt tensioner keeps the proper spinning of the drive belts in the car’s engine, certain components or accessories may fail to operate if there’s a problem with the tensioner. For instance, the alternator may not work.
Where is the hole in a belt tensioner?
Some belt tensioners have a 3/8-inch square hole in the end of the spring-loaded arm that can also be used to relieve the tension from the belt. Rotate the pulley on the belt tensioner counterclockwise to relieve the tension of the belt with the proper sized socket and ratchet. Slide the belt off of the belt tensioner pulley.