PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1984

PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1984 - Page 14 of 35

Long,

trouble-free

depEnds on you mechs using the right

belts and installing belts the right way±

Make sure drive belts for your engine

Fn, generator, water pump,

etc³, do a

good job for a long time´

like so:

Replace in Matched Sets

If the pulley takes two or more belts

Of the same size, the belts are a set and

must be replaced only as a matched setµ

Never mix old and new belts in a set³

An old belt is stretcHed and a little

longer that a new belt¶ They can't be

adJusted the same³ The di·erence in

length will cause the new belt to carry

the load´while the old belt just goes

along ¸r t¹e ride³ Resultearºy belt w»ar³

¼ven new belts of the same size ordered separately may not be identica½

i¿ lengt¹³ A matched set is in your parts manual under one

N±N.

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