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Tons_of_fun
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Cossie belt
« on: Mar 9th, 2009, 10:03pm » |
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Evening all. Im going to be changing the drive belt on the cossie soon (alternator, water pump etc belt), but im too tight to pay FMD prices. Ford list the belt as being a 6 rib belt 1415mm long, but local motor factors can only obtain a belt 1413mm long. Would it honestly make any differance  . Answers on a postcard to.......
Cheers...Craig 
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Re: Cossie belt
« Reply #1 on: Mar 9th, 2009, 10:14pm » |
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wouldnt think so for 2mm the tensioner should adjust it anyway
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Re: Cossie belt
« Reply #2 on: Mar 10th, 2009, 10:51am » |
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hi there
i'd 'play' with the new belt a bit first before putting it on the car.
just see if you can get a bit of stretch in as the tensioner is for taking up the slack of an old belt. not sure how much give it has for a shorter belt.
watch it's not putting any strain of the pulleys.
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Re: Cossie belt
« Reply #3 on: Mar 10th, 2009, 11:02am » |
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dont think its belts that 'stretch' after 'playing' with them.
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Re: Cossie belt
« Reply #4 on: Mar 10th, 2009, 11:10am » |
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on Mar 10th, 2009, 11:02am, martin_rowe wrote:| dont think its belts that 'stretch' after 'playing' with them. |
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Re: Cossie belt
« Reply #5 on: Mar 10th, 2009, 10:43pm » |
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Thanks for the advice guys, especially Martin  . The missus is now wondering why im chuckling to myself  . I'll show her your reply. See if it will jog her memory (of fitting drive belts that is)
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Re: Cossie belt
« Reply #6 on: Mar 15th, 2009, 7:10am » |
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It will be fine.
at 1 1/2M 2mm is probably within manufacturing tollerance anyway.
TT
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