alternator belt failures

[Ti Kan]

Calvin Krug writes:
> I have owned my 200Q since last September, and have had problems with 
> alternator belt breakage.  The belts had been replaced recently by 
> the previous owner, het a couple of months later, the alternator belt 
> started squealing, so I replaced it.  Early this spring, it started 
> getting noisy again, and before I got around to replacing it, it came 
> off.

What kind of belt are you using?  You should use only the proper metric-sized
belts (usually made by Continental).  The pulley angle doesn't work well
with US-spec belts.  Also, make sure your alternator mount bushings aren't
worn to the point where the belt pulleys aren't aligned well any more.

-Ti
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