[T3] Fan belt

Gizmo Bob gizmobob at gmail.com
Tue Jun 5 07:22:01 PDT 2012


Due to the fact that the "V-Belt" is .5mm wider, the belt doesn't sit so
low in the pulley, hence why you need the 5mm in length. My belt sits just
below the outer edge of the pulley and works perfectly.

On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 10:28 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 4 Jun 2012 at 21:17, Gizmo Bob wrote:
>
> > The 5mm difference is very minor...
>
> It's 0.2", which means that you have to get the belt to ride ~0.1"
> higher in the generator pulley. That requires a quite different shim
> arrangement. Does your belt then stick up above the outer edge of the
> generator pulley? If so, that would be bad.
>
> I don't think I've actually tried to use that size, but I have tried
> 1008 mm belts, and those really are too long.
>
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