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Pros & Cons

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Pros

The tool is easy to use and takes the guesswork out of setting belt tension. It takes the guess work out of adjusting my manual adjustment march serpentine system.

Pleased with this product. Would recommend it. Not good in tight spaces but other than that was very good.



Cons

Otc company sells defective goods. This gauge is too big fit over the belt in without hitting other parts. Was only able to use it to get somewhere in the ballpark on the tension adjustment.

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Highlights

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Quality


Works great easy to use takes the guessing game out of wondering if you got the right tension on your belt


Works great for setting belt tension on exercise equipment treadmills ellipticals bikes etc


Checked my belt tension with this after a shop reinstalled my drive belts they had to remove them to repair something else and ...  Read More


Too loose and belts will slip or vibrate excessively

Price


The only thing i didnt like was the high price otherwise i would have given this purchase a 5


Expensive little bugger but i love it


It is quite expensive but it gets the job done

Shipping


It came on time and it was excellent


Got the product fast and it worked exactly like it should and allowed me to finish the job


I filed a return replace with amazon the vendor and the vendor responded immediately apologizing for the problem and said the...  Read More


The new unit arrived two days later

Packaging/appearance


Well packaged for my own humor i tried to set the belt by feel vrs gauge

Competitiveness


Compared to the kriket style gauge its no contest


I did back to back tests with this and the kriket and the kriket was all over the place depending where you placed it on the be...  Read More

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    good, great, easy, tight and fit.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 233 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 22 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Compared to the kriket style gauge its no contest


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I did back to back tests with this and the kriket and the kriket was all over the place depending where you placed it on the belt and how far you depressed it


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    That being said its hugely expensive and so large that i needed to remove the undertray of my car a 45 minute process in order to use it


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Checked my belt tension with this after a shop reinstalled my drive belts they had to remove them to repair something else and the tension was way under the minimum per the manual


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The sad thing was that this was a shop that prided itself on being an expert in my model car


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I guess they use the 34its good enough34 approach to precision


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    One reviewer says it only opens to 116 inch


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    There is a lot of spring tension in this device

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