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Squealing SERP belt!!! Out of ideas
- Thread starter chuzie
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Hi-jack?? Me...never!
Well, at least it's on topic and I didn't veer off to something totally un-related...this time! lol
Time and money??? On a Bronco we don't count either of those categories...just the fun index!!
Time ... (like my receipts that are organized by decade in 3 large plastic file boxes), I don't add up! ;D but I've got about 8 hours into figuring out the squeal issue (this winter) and fixing it but at least 40 more into building my original PSC and York bracket... should have taken extremely accurate measurements so someone else could water jet cut the parts accurately... I used my portable band saw then used a mic to make sure they were within .005" inch square, etc...took some time.
Money into this... hmmm, only had about 15 bucks worth of steel into my custom bracket but I went thru two squealing Napa belts at over 40 bucks each until I bought the cheeepie Orielly's that lasted about 2 hours and frayed for 30 bucks then I went on line to Amazon to get the Goodyear Gatorback (now called Continental Elite) for 12-22 bucks depending on item #.
The expensive part was buying the $90 Gates Laser tool to make sure I didn't have a problem with my homemade bracket alignment... oh well, now I have a tool to rent!! Maybe make back 1/2 the cost or something after "loaning it out a few times"... : )
Oh well, I know all about serp belt alignment issues and tolerances now!! ha!
Well, at least it's on topic and I didn't veer off to something totally un-related...this time! lol
Time and money??? On a Bronco we don't count either of those categories...just the fun index!!
Time ... (like my receipts that are organized by decade in 3 large plastic file boxes), I don't add up! ;D but I've got about 8 hours into figuring out the squeal issue (this winter) and fixing it but at least 40 more into building my original PSC and York bracket... should have taken extremely accurate measurements so someone else could water jet cut the parts accurately... I used my portable band saw then used a mic to make sure they were within .005" inch square, etc...took some time.
Money into this... hmmm, only had about 15 bucks worth of steel into my custom bracket but I went thru two squealing Napa belts at over 40 bucks each until I bought the cheeepie Orielly's that lasted about 2 hours and frayed for 30 bucks then I went on line to Amazon to get the Goodyear Gatorback (now called Continental Elite) for 12-22 bucks depending on item #.
The expensive part was buying the $90 Gates Laser tool to make sure I didn't have a problem with my homemade bracket alignment... oh well, now I have a tool to rent!! Maybe make back 1/2 the cost or something after "loaning it out a few times"... : )
Oh well, I know all about serp belt alignment issues and tolerances now!! ha!
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LOL... I'm working on it...
I tried really hard to not have to buy a hundred dollar "use once" tool... that's why I spent a dozen hours with straight edges and feeler gauges... oh well, I'll start making a bracket to clamp it over Dana 44 knuckles right away!
I tried really hard to not have to buy a hundred dollar "use once" tool... that's why I spent a dozen hours with straight edges and feeler gauges... oh well, I'll start making a bracket to clamp it over Dana 44 knuckles right away!
