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Chrome or billet aluminum pulleys are famous for letting the belts slip. I guess it is because the surfaces are so smooth they have no tooth to them.
Do you think the brake fluid will shorten the life of the belts ? Reason I ask is that I used some belt dressing on the serpentine belt on my daily and it make it gummy and I had to replace it. Don |
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sometimes sanding the pulls helps or the ribbed belts sometimes are better for no noise than the solid ones.....JMHO>...
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Use belts made in the USA
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Coarse sandpaper on the "traction" sides of a running V-belt cuts off the hard glaze. (Watch your fingers.
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I used to hold a flat file on a running belt to break the glaze. Then rub some brake fluid on. I don't remember how well it worked. That was 30 some odd years ago.
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We always used liquid dish soap or ran a bar of soap against the belt. It's a temporary fix tho.
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I've used this method. Seems to work for quite awhile.
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I found that basically all cheap belts squeal no matter how tight. Autozone, Dayco, and the like are terrible.
Get good quality Gates belts if possible. And don't over tighten belts, it will eventually ruin your accessories bearings. And I have heard it will ruin your #1 main bearing and crankshaft in extreme cases. |
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