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Topic: Flywheel timing belt snapped
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Monte L Fullmer
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From: Nampa, Idaho, USA
Registered: Nov 2004
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posted 08-23-2005 02:26 PM
Any fabric and rubber toothed belt will age over time by drying out and getting brittle. The same with our belt in our overhead cam cars-either import or domestic. Reason for mandantory belt replacement at a certain given time.
Simplex belts needs to be inspected at least once weekly, especially the round tooth variety-being that they are much stiffer than the older, thinner flat tooth variety.
If cracks are showing up on the flat outer surface of the belt, time for the changeout. When you get that "tech" out there, have him do a complete machine imspection of all the belts and do the replacement necessary.
(and this goes for the ones who have the Christie 35/P35GPS models as well: mandantory belt checks and changeout every year)
Too bad you don't know how to change one, or both of them out, for it's only a 20 minute to a half hour job to do, if one is trained properly on the procedure and proper tools at hand.
Luckilly, it was the motor belt, not the drive belt, or if it was the other, you'd have a good mess on your hands.
I've done changeouts inbetween showings.
-Monte
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