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Originally Posted by AndrzejM
That won't be as easy as changing the belt only. Your alternator is placed in a place, that you can;t run the serpentine belt from the main pulley to alt and use a tensioner. That is required for the proper belt tension.
My Polo has alternator mounted on a spring and it works as a tensioner for the serpentine belt. But I think that can be done...
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True. That's a pity! What if I removed the serpentine belt completely and replaced the battery with a deep cycle battery?
I jacked up my car during lunch and tried spinning the wheels to see if there was any brake drag. The two front wheels are very stiff and only travel about 1/5 of a turn, even with a good push (the car gear was in neutral).
The back wheels are slightly better, although the back left wheel spins freely and then suddenly slows down, almost as if the brake pad is rubbing at a certain point.
How freely should the front and back wheels spin? Is brake drag easy to adjust?