Post ALt2F3MN6C8VEXjiNM by thraeryn@thraeryn.net
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 (DIR) Post #ALt1iyoGTrcRr4UPD6 by thraeryn@thraeryn.net
       2022-07-26T13:47:34Z
       
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       Jinya (my partner) and I successfully replaced the serpentine belt on my car this morning. 30 minutes. Got the tension practically perfect, first try.
       
 (DIR) Post #ALt1izYLiWTyA03D2e by tek@freeradical.zone
       2022-07-26T14:45:15Z
       
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       @thraeryn That’s so satisfying!
       
 (DIR) Post #ALt2F3MN6C8VEXjiNM by thraeryn@thraeryn.net
       2022-07-26T14:50:56Z
       
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       @tek It really is. I had a very good guide at hand; one of its best suggestions was to grab a Sharpie and mark the threads of the tension bolt before loosening it. Time to tighten? Get the marks on the thread to their original position. Tug (in a very specific fashion). Make minor adjustments as needed.Worked a charm.
       
 (DIR) Post #ALt2WEXslR9EqeJRg0 by tek@freeradical.zone
       2022-07-26T14:54:12Z
       
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       @thraeryn OMG. :blobcatfacepalm: That’s obvious in retrospect.My first car was a POS so I was always fixing it. One day I was driving my kids home and the alternator seized up. I started a timer, and 45 minutes later I had a new one in and working. I felt like a superhero.
       
 (DIR) Post #ALt2h7fgf7SqiK9i3U by thraeryn@thraeryn.net
       2022-07-26T14:56:09Z
       
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       @tek No shit! That feeling was entirely justified!And yeah, "just mark the bolt" is the sort of tip that one person delivers, and that everyone else immediately cries, "It's so SIMPLE!" Thank you, random car guy; you're a real one.