On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:21:30 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:

>That is the sneaky part of a mud or sand polished belt and the reason
>for the above quick test, they don't make noise....
>
>We see this all the time on vehicles that off road. When getting muddy
>regularly we go through 3 or more sets of V belts a year. Even the
>serpentine ones can get polished up.


I have had a simular problem with My 79 J20 in years past and when it
did it the belt "talked" Now it does it some because steering box is
worn out (or leaking internally) as pumpis still good. Just another
thing on the list of things to do when I restore it one day. If he had
access to a gauge he could pressure test the pump to see it it is
weak. GM power steering units used on that year Jeep are usuually
pretty reliable but they can wear out.
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On Jul 10, 3:01 pm, XS11E <x...@mailinator.com> wrote:
> Mike Romain <roma...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> > We see this all the time on vehicles that off road. When getting
> > muddy regularly we go through 3 or more sets of V belts a year.
> > Even the serpentine ones can get polished up.
>
> For a cheap and easy test, try belt dressing. If it fixes it you know
> the problem and the belt dressing fix will probably last a couple of
> weeks or so....
>
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Mike:

I will try the dressing, to confirm. I have no objection to replacing
the belts, as it is probably time, but would like to do the job on my
schedule, not the belts.

Randall Brink

 

On Jul 10, 3:01 pm, XS11E <x...@mailinator.com> wrote:
> Mike Romain <roma...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> > We see this all the time on vehicles that off road. When getting
> > muddy regularly we go through 3 or more sets of V belts a year.
> > Even the serpentine ones can get polished up.
>
> For a cheap and easy test, try belt dressing. If it fixes it you know
> the problem and the belt dressing fix will probably last a couple of
> weeks or so....
>
> --
> XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups
> The Usenet Improvement Project:http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html

Mike:

I will try the dressing, to confirm. I have no objection to replacing
the belts, as it is probably time, but would like to do the job on my
schedule, not the belts.

Randall Brink

 

On Jul 10, 3:01 pm, XS11E <x...@mailinator.com> wrote:
> Mike Romain <roma...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> > We see this all the time on vehicles that off road. When getting
> > muddy regularly we go through 3 or more sets of V belts a year.
> > Even the serpentine ones can get polished up.
>
> For a cheap and easy test, try belt dressing. If it fixes it you know
> the problem and the belt dressing fix will probably last a couple of
> weeks or so....
>
> --
> XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups
> The Usenet Improvement Project:http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html

Mike:

I will try the dressing, to confirm. I have no objection to replacing
the belts, as it is probably time, but would like to do the job on my
schedule, not the belts.

Randall Brink

 

On Jul 10, 3:01 pm, XS11E <x...@mailinator.com> wrote:
> Mike Romain <roma...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> > We see this all the time on vehicles that off road. When getting
> > muddy regularly we go through 3 or more sets of V belts a year.
> > Even the serpentine ones can get polished up.
>
> For a cheap and easy test, try belt dressing. If it fixes it you know
> the problem and the belt dressing fix will probably last a couple of
> weeks or so....
>
> --
> XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups
> The Usenet Improvement Project:http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html

Mike:

I will try the dressing, to confirm. I have no objection to replacing
the belts, as it is probably time, but would like to do the job on my
schedule, not the belts.

Randall Brink

 

On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:35:54 -0000, "randallbrink@mac.com"
<randallbrink@gmail.com> wrote:

>I will try the dressing, to confirm. I have no objection to replacing
>the belts, as it is probably time, but would like to do the job on my
>schedule, not the belts.

If you replace belts get a "cogged" belt design to replace it. They
tend to grip better and run cooler too.
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On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:35:54 -0000, "randallbrink@mac.com"
<randallbrink@gmail.com> wrote:

>I will try the dressing, to confirm. I have no objection to replacing
>the belts, as it is probably time, but would like to do the job on my
>schedule, not the belts.

If you replace belts get a "cogged" belt design to replace it. They
tend to grip better and run cooler too.
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On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:35:54 -0000, "randallbrink@mac.com"
<randallbrink@gmail.com> wrote:

>I will try the dressing, to confirm. I have no objection to replacing
>the belts, as it is probably time, but would like to do the job on my
>schedule, not the belts.

If you replace belts get a "cogged" belt design to replace it. They
tend to grip better and run cooler too.
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On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:35:54 -0000, "randallbrink@mac.com"
<randallbrink@gmail.com> wrote:

>I will try the dressing, to confirm. I have no objection to replacing
>the belts, as it is probably time, but would like to do the job on my
>schedule, not the belts.

If you replace belts get a "cogged" belt design to replace it. They
tend to grip better and run cooler too.
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TheSnoMan.com