[s-cars] GP to construct a new timing belt cover

[Fred Munro]

I hate to rain on your parade here, guys, but you'll have to do some
engineering to improve on the existing covers. If you look carefully at them
(and I did to find out how that dang serpentine belt got inside) they
actually fit quite well and are quite solid. There is a very narrow gap down
by the crank pulley and that is the only area I could see where the
serpentine belt fragments could get inside. To improve on the existing
situation, the new cover (probably only a lower cover would be required)
would have to be re-designed to minimize the gap. Someone would have to look
at the design to positively identify the flaw and design a fix. There is
obviously a flaw or there would not be so many serpentine belt related
t-belt failures reported. There were a lot of belt fragments inside my
t-belt covers and I only lost half the serpentine belt (split in two
longitudinally and half flew off).

Fred Munro
'94 S4


-----Original Message-----
From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Bill Mahoney
Sent: May 18, 2004 1:04 PM
To: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: [s-cars] GP to construct a new timing belt cover


(sorry if this is a repeat post)
>From left field~
IF youz guys tell me that carbon fiber / Kevlar will contain a shreaded
exploding serp belt, how about just covering the weak stock cover with a
piece of it and some epoxy?
http://www.carb.com/
Are the stock clamps strong enough to hold the cover on whilst the serp
belt is shreading?
I happen to have some CF/K  "in stock" (don't ask why) and if I have
time may give it a go tonight.
Prolly not as kool as some polished aluminum may look, but way cheaper
if it works.
It's disappointing this will not make the car faster, but may preclude
one from achieving the legendary PPL (Pederhousen Performance Level,) as
in not to be running.
Cheer's
Bill m


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