Thrown a belt

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OverSteery

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3,586 posts

230 months

Saturday 25th June 2016
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It appears the small bang when overtaking a car wasn't the inlet pipe popping off again, but rather more serious. Drove the 3 mile home OK, without boost.



I am visiting the fish on Thursday already, am I OK for a 90 mile trip without a belt?

Ps I think to have thrown a belt on my supercharger sounds a bit mad max and rather cool. rather sad I guess...

Aitch 'H'

192 posts

107 months

Saturday 25th June 2016
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As long as the water pump is still turnin over and you haven't thrown any other belts I would have thought it'd be fine

Behold81

2,931 posts

168 months

Saturday 25th June 2016
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Normally a thrown belt on centri is its over tensioned. With the cogs it does not need to be to tight. To tight at high RPM it bends the bracket and can skip off. Since moving to 12 rib and running a bit looser it doesn't throw belts.

Also try a high sided tentioner pulley. Vortech sell them for clogged belts.



As to supercharger thrown belts.



jameshsv

5,844 posts

159 months

Sunday 26th June 2016
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Keep a spare in the boot

snowwolf

11,503 posts

174 months

Sunday 26th June 2016
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I keep all spare belts in the boot, had trouble getting the gen f belt here in the uk, had to get it from aus

OverSteery

Original Poster:

3,586 posts

230 months

Tuesday 28th June 2016
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No idea about later models, but I got a new belt in 24hrs from here
https://www.bearingsrus.co.uk/

Behold81

2,931 posts

168 months

Tuesday 28th June 2016
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Got to admit I love my Goodyear belt. No streatching from new and it just grips.