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Old 15th April 2017, 13:19   #10
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Originally Posted by genpk View Post
I almost suspect that some of the seal failures might have somthing to do with the alignment of the primary belt ,tensioner etc.
I wonder if the tensioner isn't setup right ,the belt might be pulling on the pump pulley on a slight angle which could also stress the seal?
Just a theory. ??
It is an automatic tensioner that isn't adjustable - all I did was pull it back to release the belt and then the same again to put the new belt on after the pump was changed.
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