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Date:         Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:22:38 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: power steering V-belt falls off
Comments: To: Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <bfb5ccc40809161653m1f0ec38brfe0c6cff53c9d0e5@mail.gmail.com>
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I've been running 10 mm belts for ~ 140,000 miles on the grey van - I don't think the belts are the problem...

On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 4:53 PM, Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@gmail.com>wrote:

> It's a bit harder to find 9.5 Belts these days. Continental, Gates, Dayco, > Goodyear among others all standardized their production 9.5 belts to 10mm > over 15 years ago. Exception is that the 9.5x905 Generator Belt for the > upright 1600 engine is still being produced that way by Continental, but in > 10mm by everyone else. Even the local VW dealer here in Ventura can only > get the 10mm variety from their Depot. > > I agree with Mike Collum that another issue (usually, but not > always alignment). Scott Dempster is having a similar problem on his 90 > Multivan that we haven't been able to totally solve in this regard here at > Airhead/VWG. > -- > Jim Thompson > 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" > 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" > 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug" > oldvolkshome@gmail.com > http://www.oldvolkshome.com > jim@airheadparts.com > *********************************** > On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 3:55 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans < > scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > > > yes, I think that's the problem very likely - too wide a belt. > > shouldn't be too hard to find a 9.5 mm wide V-belt. by 1080 long. > > go online to Gates Rubber ......... > > or any of many many places. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Stefan Andreasen" <stefan.andreasen@GMAIL.COM> > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 1:44 PM > > Subject: Re: power steering V-belt falls off > > > > > > I have this exact same problem on my 86 vanagan. > >> > >> My old vbelt that worked for 20+ years recently fell of and broke. Then > I > >> bought new ones, so far three, and they keep falling off after driving > 10 > >> minutes to 8 hours. > >> > >> I found out that the old vbelt is size 9.5x1080 (which is also the saze > >> stated in the Bentley manual) while the only new ones I can find are > >> 10x1075. It looks like the old original vbelt had a better fit, i sat > >> deeper > >> in the track. > >> > >> Could this be the problem, and if yes, does anyone who know where to get > >> the > >> REAL ORIGINAL SIZE 9.5x1080? > >> > >> Best > >> Stefan > >> > > >

-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27


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