[Vwdiesel] 86 NA alternator belt size Thanks Loren and Dana

[Bart Wineland]

I was not excited to see it was a gates belt.   I used to think they were 
supposed to be the best going but they last half as long on my lawn mower 
as the cheap store brand from AutoZone.  I'll try to rough up the pulleys 
with some 120 grit while I have all the belts off.  That will have to do 
for now. I have a feeling I will be revisiting this in the not to distant 
future and maybe I can pull the pulley off then. I'll get a set of 
Continentals also.

Thank you,

Bart

At 01:16 PM 1/13/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>I've had trouble with Gates. The next step is to take off the crank pulley 
>and have it shot blasted to give it some surface roughness.
>
>Ethan
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:   Bart Wineland [SMTP:bwinelan at allegheny.edu]
>Sent:   Tuesday, January 13, 2004 1:07 PM
>To:     vwdiesel at audifans.com
>Subject:        Re: [Vwdiesel] 86 NA alternator belt size Thanks Loren and 
>Dana
>
>Thank you Loren and Dana. I just picked one up.  It is a gates and I sure
>hope it holds up. I have a heck of a time with this belt setup. Luckily the
>temperature is dropping like a rock so it will be especially fun tonight
>replacing it.
>
>Thanks again,
>
>Bart
>
>
>
>At 11:15 AM 1/13/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> >Here's what my supplier has on the list.  Fan Belt 11.5X695 A/C TO
> >ALT.  12X695
> >   Says it calls for an 11.5 but they sub a 12mm.  They use Continental 
> belts
> >so it's not for domestic supplier reasons.
> >HOWEVER, I looked in my owner's manual ('85TD, A/C and PS) and it
> >calls for a 9.5mm.  A 9.5 or 10 works fine, even an 11 but a 12 would be
> >too wide.  Looks like I found a typo in my supplier's listing!
> >   Isn't your owner's manual in your car?  They even built a special little,
> >compartment for it.
> >      Loren
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