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| Brand: | Gates |
| Manufacturer Part Number: | 91132 |
Product Description
Gates Rubber Company 91132 Krikit Iibelt Tens Tester-.32lb
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
No need for more expensive gauges.,
By Rob (California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gates 91132 Belt Tension Tester (Automotive)
The way this tool works is you put the arm of the tool in the down position, and then put the tool midway on the belt between two pulleys. Then push on the tool until you feel the click. Once you feel the click, you stop pushing tension on the belt with your finger and then look at the resulting measurement. The top of the moving arm (left of the picture in this product description) intersects with the scale of numbers engraved on the tool. Wherever that intersection point lies is the resulting belt tension number. I can tell the tool basically converts some level of belt deflection into a corresponding tension number. By applying the specified amount of tension (i.e. up to the point of the clicking noise of the tool), the belt has deflected a certain amount and the moving arm will only move up as much as the belt has deflected. So I would say the key aspect to this tool is when the clicking happens which assures when the appropriate amount of deflection has been applied and then to read the measurement thereafter. Very cool tool.
The only possible ways I can see a wrong measurement occuring is if the user applies more force to the belt (after the clicking already happened) or if the clicking mechanism is out of calibration and clicks too early or too late (thereby applying too little or too much force to the belt to create a wrong measurement). I can't imagine the clicking being out of calibration as it looks like a very simple mechanism. So I would say this tool is very accurate almost all the time. I took a few readings of my belt and always got fairly consistent readings, maybe differing by plus/minus 10 lbs. I read in some forums where people would say they had no room to insert this tool, but the tool is only 5 inches long (shorter than most pens) and for the most part, if you have room to put your finger on a belt and be able to push on it, you will most likely be able to fit this tool there too. The tool has a rubber strap for your finger to help prevent you from dropping it while finding your way to the belt. Since it's so small, I might recommend you have one of those telescopic magnetic pick-up tools handy in case you drop it down in the engine compartment somewhere since the tool is that small (however, the only magnetic part of the krikit I got is on the pen clip). You should also be aware that the krikit model 91132 has a tension measurement range of 100-320 lbs while model 91107 has a lower range (30-160 lbs). My car ('03 G35) requires a new belt tension of greater than 200 lbs on one of the belts, so I got the 91132. I also wanted to comment on the other amazon user reviewer who mentioned the gauge was ineffective for him. I would have to say he likely has loose belts because the tool, in my opinion, is highly accurate if used correctly and it's kind of hard to use it incorrectly. But even with loose belts, you might never notice any noticeable squeeling...basically you can be lucky and never see a problem until the next belt change. I tried to cover as much as I can because I could never find anyone giving a detailed review of this product which would have helped me evaluate this product prior to buying it, but now that I have it and actually used it, I think it's a very handy gauge and anyone who needs to manually adjust their belt tension should get one. I know some people can tension their belts by feel or using some belt twisting rule of thumb, and that's how I used to do it too, but I get much peace of minding know that my belt is tensioned EXACTLY to specs.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
wrong part, right part #,
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This review is from: Gates 91132 Belt Tension Tester (Automotive)
Please understand I am not mad but you are selling the wrong gauge and I don't know what to do other than to let you know. If you look at the picture of the gauge sold under the part # 91132, it has little triangular wings one on each side. These wings as pictured give the gauge better stability when used on a flat belt. The part # is right, the picture is right, the part # on the box was right but the gauge inside was not. The one you sent out does not have wings and it also has a raised line of metal on one edge of the bottom that makes it impossible to measure the stress of a wide flat belt.
I would send it back but it would cost me almost half of what it cost to buy it. I would really like to get the one pictured if possible. Any thing you can do, I appreciate it. Please if nothing else, just let me know you got this... The only reason I gave it a low rating was it was not what I ordered. The one pictured is what I need...
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Didn't work for me, unfortunately,
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This review is from: Gates 91132 Belt Tension Tester (Automotive)
I have a 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee that doesn't use an automatic tensioner, and so I need to use a gauge when replacing the accessory belt. Since a proper gauge costs over $100 and there's nowhere near me where I can rent one, I thought the Krikit-II would be ideal. I noted that it got mixed reviews, but it was cheap enough to take a fly on.
Unfortunately, I'm one of the people for whom it simply doesn't work. I don't know if I just happen to have a faulty gauge, but despite following the (not very good) instructions to the letter, I always get the exact same reading on every belt I've tested it on - by the time you hear the click, the indicator arm has deflected all the way. This indicates less than 50kg of tension, which I know is just plain wrong.
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