RE: Gates belts and some more belt info, RE: 2.8V6 timing belt

["Avi Meron" <avi@cosmoslink.net>]

The lengthening I am talking about is in NEW cars (not Audi) and it is
STRETCHING....
As for the Audi case, I have used a couple of gates before (on my Q) and did
not notice any issue with it, they worked OK,
Avi

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> [mailto:owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net]On Behalf Of Music Research Corp.
> Sent: Monday, June 22, 1998 4:13 PM
> To: Avi Meron; Todd Young
> Cc: Quattro
> Subject: Re: Gates belts and some more belt info, RE: 2.8V6 timing belt
>
>
> Just a note on the subject of belts.
>     Aren't the Gates belts a bit more narrow than what the "Audi Parts
> People" offer for the alternator?  If this is true, this would
> mean that the
> Gates belts drop down in the groove further than the Audi supplied belts
> causing the lengthening that you are referring to.
>
> Wayne Scheer
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Avi Meron <avi@cosmoslink.net>
> To: Todd Young <tyoung@wamnet.com>
> Cc: Quattro <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
> Date: Monday, June 22, 1998 12:06 PM
> Subject: Gates belts and some more belt info, RE: 2.8V6 timing belt
>
>
> >You sound really sold on "Gates", here is a little story for you:
> >Gates used to be (maybe still is) the main OEM supplier of AC
> belts for an
> >Auto manufacture (which I have very close ties to), after a lot
> of trouble
> >with replacements of the idlers, we found out that the Gates belt was
> >stretching too much, up to the limit of the adjustment and was causing
> noisy
> >idlers, nothing was wrong with the idlers (most of the time) but the
> "slack"
> >belt was causing technicians to replace the idler (much more
> costly than a
> >belt). The cure was to change supplier which produced a belt that did not
> >stretch so much......
> >Now imagine what will happen if this phenomena will happen to your timing
> >belt.............I' leave the gory details to your imagination....
> >Of course, just because it happened in one case does not mean that it has
> >any reflection on other products (since they are made to different
> >specifications anyway).
> >Avi
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> >> [mailto:owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net]On Behalf Of Todd Young
> >> Sent: Monday, June 22, 1998 7:29 AM
> >> To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> >> Subject: 2.8V6 timing belt
> >>
> >>
> >> Just  checked out the Gates web site.
> >>
> >> Says the timing belt should be replaced at 90k,
> >> figure I'll change the serpentine belt at the same
> >> time. Anybody had any experience with this?
> >> How much of a pain is it?
> >>
> >> I will definitely use Gates if they have one,
> >> that's all we used in the shop I worked in, for ANY
> >> vehicle.
> >>
> >> NOTE: (NON-Audi) Those Mitsu Eclipse DOHC
> >> motors use a timing belt and silencer shaft belt, and
> >> it's best to replace both at same time. Otherwise the
> >> silencer belt breaks and takes out the timing belt, and
> >> these ARE interference motors. Major $$$$$. Stupid
> >> idiot tried to blame us, because he was too cheap to
> >> buy both belts at once.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Todd Young              WAM!NET Inc.
> >> tyoung@wamnet.com       6100 West 110th Street
> >> 612-886-5051            Bloomington, MN 55438-2664
> >> 800-585-1133 ext.5051   http://www.wamnet.com/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
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