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Offline jason1989

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Belts slipping?
« on: June 19, 2010, 11:11:21 am »
Hi
Basically i think the belts on my charger are slipping because when the boost kicks in sounds like the charger is going but im not i dont know if i need new ones or if its the case of tightening them??
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Offline PeteG40

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Re: Belts slipping?
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2010, 11:13:36 am »
vee belts need to be tight.. but if they are worn excessively they need replacing.  Also try to use sticky belt dressing.

with new and tight belts with sticky belt dressing - you should only really get belt slip on a 65mm pulley at very high revs

Offline Charlie VW

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Re: Belts slipping?
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2010, 12:27:36 pm »
I got some sticky belt dressing from ebay for a couple of quid, havent tried it as yet though but ive heard good things!!  :)