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First use a straight edge across the front edge to see if the
pulleys look right. Won't work if the outside edges are different castings or pressings. Better is to drop a dowel with a diameter of the belt width so it doesn't touch the bottom of the groove. The dowel can be just barely the length of a suspended leg of the belt so it's easy to get in there. Take a look at how the dowel rests in the groove, using ink to help if it's tough to get a lotta light and a dental mirror in there. Do it at several positions of the pulleys. If it's not right on the money you've got a problem. What confuses me is I can't locate a carbon fiber/kevlar(?) toothed belt (they run cooler) for my motor. It's a very short belt, from a 4" to a 2.2" pulley. The ones I use are stretchy and require adjustment during the belt's service life. I'd pay for one that didn't. I think they're for lawnmovers or something. Is stretch a design consideration in alternator belts? Sort of a high load slipping clutch like the doughnuts in an outboard propellor? |