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F-J'87EuroTR (Ferrarijoe)
| | Posted on Sunday, September 09, 2001 - 1:44 pm: | |
Bruce,
Did you do the belts all by yourself? If so, what kind of room was needed and if any special shop tools or lifts etc. I want to do mine this winter myself and would like to get some ideas on what to get or a place to do it in.
Thanks, Joe Duch |
Herbert Edward Gault (Irfgt)
| | Posted on Sunday, September 09, 2001 - 1:27 pm: | |
Mazda now seals their new belts in a shrink wrap with all the air sucked out. It smells like a new pair of P.F. Fliers when opened. |
Frank Parker (Parkerfe)
| | Posted on Sunday, September 09, 2001 - 11:30 am: | |
You're correct about the quality of some of the replacement belts sold out there. In fact, I have a friend that works at a Ferrari dealer and he claims that the dealership has some belts as well as other parts for 308/328/348 models that have been on the shelf since those cars were new. So you could be replacing a 3-4 year old cam belt with one that has been on the shelf for 20 years or more. That old of a belt may be more prone to breaking than the belt you are removing. |
Bernie Ziemer (Bernhard)
| | Posted on Sunday, September 09, 2001 - 11:22 am: | |
Bruce:
Congratulations on your new TR. How much did you pay for it?
Bernie |
Herbert Edward Gault (Irfgt)
| | Posted on Sunday, September 09, 2001 - 7:57 am: | |
Usually in the case of s shreaded belt there is foreign material such as oil or coolant or even battery acid present which leads to early failures or even the geographical area which the car lives in could be a high ozone area. Also a poor quality product can play a role. A lot of times manufacturers use the lowest bidder. Toyota recently had some belt problems with their supplier with belts made too long with not enough pulley adjustment to take up the slack, yet an aftermarket belt fit just fine. |
Frank Parker (Parkerfe)
| | Posted on Sunday, September 09, 2001 - 7:28 am: | |
That may be the case in rare instances. But, when I had the belt service on my 1986 TR at only 11,000 miles the belt that came out was almost gone. It was seperated and had threads hanging out its entire length. I would guess that one track event would have done it in. |
Herbert Edward Gault (Irfgt)
| | Posted on Saturday, September 08, 2001 - 10:14 pm: | |
I pull belts off all kinds of cars everyday with the same experience. Age is not that important on these new design belts and the service is being oversold. |
Bruce Warwick (Skyking)
| | Posted on Saturday, September 08, 2001 - 9:38 pm: | |
I replaced the belt on my 1986 TR just to be safe. It was the original belt with 15000 miles and 15 years on it.
The amazing thing was the belt looked as new and flexible as the new replacement!! I was almost hoping for a tired looking belt to justify the expense.
Anyone else find the same thing on their replacement belt? |