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Pros & Cons
Pros
Worked great for tensioning the drive belt on my motorcycle. Going on a standard auto fan belt i needed to locate in the service manual which span was supposed to be measured. Cumbersome to both understand and use, but got me within ballpark range.
Cons
Pressure indicator marks are not engraved into the metal but are instead a decal. When the gauge is used, the decal is peeled up by the main cylinder. Sticker with the scale comes off easily with minimal use.
Highlights
Quality
Great tool for verifying belt tension on belt driven machinery.
It is very easy to use, you push down on the center of the belt with the plastic part of this tension tester in the palm of your hand.
Using this tool and a straight edge that could span from one belt pulley to the other (giving me a straight reference line), i ... Read More
2 days later it was cold and my belts started squealing again.
Price
For a shade-tree mechanic, and for the price, it works great.
If i were to own my own shop, i would go with a much more expensive tension gauge because simply because this tool leaves too m... Read More
Not so sure measurements are precise but fairly decent for price
Pretty expensive for the way the markings were put on
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- This product had a total of 333 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 3 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It seems accurate but i don’t really have a great way to determine it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ive seen some negative press on this tool i suspect from people that dont understand how its used in the first place
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I wish the markings were laseretched instead of a sticker
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
They do the job but dont seem very precise
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Was tensioning my belts by hand
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
What i thought was tight enough wasn’t even reaching minimum installation belt tension
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Pretty expensive for the way the markings were put on
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
For those not familiar with how to use an instrument like this the instructions are not completely clear on how to use the marker o rings and scales and i had to demonstrate to a couple of my guys how it works
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