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060960 or 060970 NAPA short belt??
Posted by kyle morley (more from kyle morley) on Sun, 11 Jul 2004 18:31:21
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(Haven't had a short belt thread in a week or two, figure it's time for another!)
Anyone have any fresh/conclusive insights on the right length for a short belt? I know the original recommendation was for a 970, but after that came a number of posts here and elsewhere suggesting shorter but with no clear concensus. I thinking of going with the Napa/Gates, but note that it comes in 960, 970 and I think there's another size in between.
BTW I was in a few auto stores the other day so I was looking at belts with an upcoming short belt conversion in mind. Amazing the difference between them . VIP had Fresh Start belts - Goodyear low end? - for $20. Very hard and stiff. The Napa/Gates, on the other hand are very flexible and supple, like well oiled old leather. AutoZone had Goodyear Gatorback which has extra angled cross grooves, apparently to make the belt more flexible and cooler running, still didn't feel as floppy as the Napa. And Dayco had similar belt with cross grooves only at right angles - cross grooves to improve flex seem like a reasonable notion, but angling them would seem to improve the stress distribution.
The width and depth of the grooves was all over the place, as shown on the Short Belt Mod webpage. I was amazed when I got a new FAG idler just how deep and sharp the ridges on it are - none of the belts really match it, looks like it would just cut them into strips.
Pretty weird. you'd think there'd be some industry standard that all these belts would be made to, and they'd all be pretty much the same, the way V-belts are. Makes it hard to choose - I guess it's pays your money and take your chances.
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Posts in this Thread:
- 060960 or 060970 NAPA short belt??, kyle morley, Sun, 11 Jul 2004 18:31:21 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: 060960 or 060970 NAPA short belt??, jt, Mon, 12 Jul 2004 10:22:21
- Re: 060960 or 060970 NAPA short belt??, George M., Sun, 11 Jul 2004 20:58:02
- Try the metric nomenclature, 6PK2465 seems correct...., REM in Seattle, Sun, 11 Jul 2004 20:33:00
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