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why i keep braking belts

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why i keep braking belts

Post by bj56 »

i got a 1984 hilux 2 l motor keeps braking the fan belt
has done 3 in 4 weeks
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Post by plowy »

are any of the pulleys siezed , is the belt in line with all the pulleys?
does anything smell burnt when driving'
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Post by bj56 »

they are in line they all spin freely bar the one thats not meant to no sounds no burrning dosent appear to be sliping only 1 off the 2 will brake then i can drive for weeks on the 1 but if i putt 2 new ones back on one will always brake
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Post by tuf045 »

bj56 wrote:they are in line they all spin freely bar the one thats not meant to no sounds no burrning dosent appear to be sliping only 1 off the 2 will brake then i can drive for weeks on the 1 but if i putt 2 new ones back on one will always brake

stop putting used rubber bans on it that you got off that newspaper that has been lying in the front yard for 3 weeks. :lol:
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Post by bj56 »

they are repco belts
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Post by skootin »

Try some genuine ones they are probably not much dearer.
You should allways run matched belts when they are pairs the same size.
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Post by bj56 »

yes i got the 2 at the same time
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Post by matt.mcinnes »

does it always break the same belt? if so front or back one?
Are they too tight?
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Post by MARKx4 »

Take your belts off and see if you have a little dent or fine crack in one of the pullys.
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belts..

Post by Mechman »

you could just get a decent truck BJ.... thro that ole thing away.
ohhhhh shite... it really didnt look that deep!
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Post by bj56 »

brakes both the f and back no cracks or dents u can talk mech man who towed whos rig out with broken springs last trip :lol: :lol:
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Post by Chucky »

If none of the pulleys have burs on them I would look if there is anything loose that can hit the belts, is the battery dripping acid on them when 4wding. And did you buy all the same brand of belt from the same supplier, could be a faulty batch of belts.
Have you found a broken belt, is it frayed or a clean break?

This is all assuming that you have made sure that all the pulleys are all in alignment.
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Post by ozy1 »

how tight at you tensioning them, have you uses a striaghtedge and string line to make sure pulleys are perfectly in line,
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