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my belt expereince so far...
Posted by fsik (more from fsik) on Mon, 6 Jun 2005 06:20:47
In Reply to: New shorter serpentine belt -- now noise at idle, Jim B., Sun, 5 Jun 2005 12:27:51
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The first belt I tried, before the official Saab mod, was too long, but within the tensioner travel. It eventually caused a noise in the steering pump months later as it wore in a bit (just after the official Saab length was published). Belt dressing helped there but not for long, it was a physical length issue.
The next one I tried was the closest NAPA length to the saab official and it was TIGHT, but it hasn't chirped the PS pump yet. It seems terribly sensitive to length even though there's an 'automatic tensioner' in the mix.
Roger: contact patch area may be important. The non-AC (non-US of course) cars have even more pulley contact on the PS wheel. More is always better but I think poly-vee may require less contact than standard v-belts. I had the formula when I did the original belt but I lost it again :(
Ian: all the pulleys go in the same direction short or long, you just eliminate the run down to the center (short runs just under the engine mount).
--fsik
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Posts in this Thread:
- New shorter serpentine belt -- now noise at idle, Jim B., Sun, 5 Jun 2005 12:27:51
- my belt expereince so far..., fsik, Mon, 6 Jun 2005 06:20:47 <-- Viewing This Message
- Thanks! nm, Ian Glenday
, Mon, 6 Jun 2005 08:55:53
- Consequence of short belt mod....., MI-Roger
, Sun, 5 Jun 2005 16:14:34 - Re: New shorter serpentine belt -- now noise at idle, Ian Glenday
, Sun, 5 Jun 2005 13:51:38
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