Volvo Penta 230 Workshop Manual page 74

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187. Carefully move the belt onto the belt tensioning
roller being careful not to damage the belt.
188. Make sure that the nut of the belt tensioner is
not tightened. Compress the tensioner and remove
the drill (or other tool) to allow the spring to tension
the belt. Tighten the nut.
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189. Turn the crankshaft clockwise a few degrees.
This is in order to remove the 'slack' between the
belt wheels.
NOTE! Do not turn the crankshaft anti-clockwise.
This will cause the belt to jump over giving an incor-
rect setting.
190. Back off the nut of the belt tensioner again to
allow the spring to tension the belt again. Make sure
that the belt tensioner is not seized in its pivot.
Torque the nut 50 Nm (5.0 kpm/36 ft.lbs). The belt
must be tensioned at least once per season and re-
placed every 500 hours of operation. Remove the
valve cover and install the valve cover gasket.

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