Re: [Chrysler300] The Belt Jumpin' Blues

[Ray Jones <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Aug 19, 2006, at 12:15 PM, Rich Barber wrote:
>   I wonder if the idea of double belts
> in this application is somewhat for redundancy.  One might fail-and if 
> it
> doesn't take out the other, the engine might keep on fanning or 
> generating.
> The old single belts were getting huge and thick before the wholesale 
> switch
> to dual belts.

I think that two belts cuts the load in half per belt.
> ------------------------
> Belts must be getting better as I don't see so many in the road or big 
> old
> iron parked beside the highway with hoods up and steam erupting.

Belts are much better today which is why you seldom see them on the 
road.

>  And the serpentine belts have become a standard and expensive 
> maintenance item.
> Their thin grooves do tend to crack early.

These belts have a very long life in all my experiance as a dealer 
tech. I don't think I ever replaced one for a failure in 5 or more 
years.

regards, Ray



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