toothed pulleys, stiped belt??

Started by SuperMario, June 02, 2010, 04:33:19 PM

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SuperMario

why would a belt loose about 12 teeth? and wear out the pulleys quite bad??? after not alot of miles.

PeteG40

belts do go - they pick up stones etc.

What toothy kit are you using?

giorgio

its out of alignment.

one side of your tooth will be razor sharp, caused by the full force of the teeth hitting a single point. This then chews teeth. And the vicious cycle continues

hayesey

can happen if you are using a belt with the wrong tooth profile too, do you know what belt you are using?

PeteG40

some are just softer alloy than others

wbaxter90

Quote from: giorgio on June 02, 2010, 06:41:25 PM
its out of alignment.

one side of your tooth will be razor sharp, caused by the full force of the teeth hitting a single point. This then chews teeth. And the vicious cycle continues


this is bang on, its exactly what happened to me, went through 2 belts in a matter of months, changed to a steel pulley kit and found one of my old pulleys was spaced out alot more than the others and the alloy was worn more on one side.