Tension
Check V-belt for wear, replace worn belt.
Loosen the fixing bolt on the tie bar.
With a mount, move the generator up so that the V-belt in its middle can be pushed through with your thumb by no more than 5 mm (for new 2mm belt), tighten the tie rod bolt.
Check the V-belt tension again.
V-belt replacement
Dismantling
Remove the coolant pump V-belt, see related section.
Loosen the fixing bolt of the tie bar.
Feed the alternator down, remove the V-belt.
Installation
Lay a new V-belt, tighten the belt, tighten the tension bolt.
Install and tension the cooling pump V-belt
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