Re: belt quest

[Roland Broberg <broberg@execpc.com>]

Be careful with the alternator belt on the 91 as well.  There was a mid year
change to the pulley sizes and if you buy the generic, fits-a-91-Audi belt, you
will have belt squeal after only a few miles.  The original was narrower than the
later model.  It took a while to find this out, and 3 belts, too.
Roland

Huw Powell wrote:

> >  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.
>
> strange, isn't it?  My fiche specifies 9.5 x 800 for the alternator.  My
> new dealer belt came in at 9.5 x 850.  that's a bit long.
>
> Well, my other belt snapped last night, so in I go.  Not enough
> adjustment room to mount the belt, so i had to kludge a custom
> adjustment bracket, still only got another inch, maybe, and the belt is
> a little loose, not horrible though.  rides nice and high in the pulley,
> the "teeth" won't be tearing themselves up in the tip of the "V".  idles
> at 12v but jumps right up whenever I give it any gas.
>
> Now all I need to do is get a *good* belt in the *right* size and
> install it...
>
> --
> Huw Powell, getting very proficient at swapping alternator belts!



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Roland Broberg
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Delafield, WI 53018-2818
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