Something I've never understood about tightening the belt. Instructions
usually say something like:

"Be careful not to get the belts too tight. You should have
slight (1/8" - 1/4") deflection in the belts after they are adjusted.
This of course depends on the length of the belt."

<http://www.vanagonauts.com/printable.phtml?&catid=215>

How much pressure do you put behind your thumb when testing? I can
deflect the belt anywhere from not much to a lot more by pressing harder!

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
Bend, Ore.
1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from a defunct company in
San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia.

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