Re: belt quest

[Tony Lum <tlum@flash.net>]

At 06:49 PM 9/3/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Huw and I recently described our dissatisfaction with the fit of certain
>v-belts on our Audis. In my case, it's the hydraulic pump's belt which
>seems too narrow and is a bit twisted. Today I stopped at a nearby Bosch
>parts supply and bought the belt they had listed for the '91 200q hydraulic
>pump. They sold me a Contitech belt (made in Germany) that is 13 X 996.
>
>However, when I checked the manual and the Bentley, the belt is specified
>to be 12.5 X 960.  The old belt appears to be 12mm (it possibly could have
>been 12.5 when new, but I can't see any dimensions printed on it).
>
>Anyone know if the longer, wider size is actually appropriate here? The new
>belt's extra length would partly be taken up by the fact that the belt
>would ride higher in the pulleys. I might need to adjust for 0.5" extra
>distance (pulley-to-pulley).
>
>Phil R.
>
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>              *** Phil & Judy Rose      Rochester, NY *********
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>        *********        pjrose@servtech.com          ***
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> 

I recently ordered some belts made by Contitech from Rod at TPC and noted
that they were described as "service free" on their website, which I've
also seen on genuine Audi belts ("Arbeit Frei"?).  When I asked him what
that meant, he said that the belts were wider, therefore did NOT require
re-adjustment of the belts once installed.

HTH,

-Tony
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Tony Lum                                  1987 5000CS Turbo Quattro
Berkeley, California, U.S.A.                1985 4000CS Quattro
Audi Owner/Driver/Mechanic by Necessity ;^)   1980 5000S Sedan
                                               1987.5 Coupe GT
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