Drive belts sit at the center of your engine’s daily workload, and the material slowly pays the price. As miles add up, heat, ...

Over-tensioning shortens not only the life of V-belts but also that of the sheaves, electric motor, and driven equipment bearings. In extreme cases, it can even bend or break a motor shaft.

How To Inspect A Motorcycle Belt Drive For Damage And Wear To inspect the belt, rotate the rear wheel and check the inside and outside surfaces, looking for cracks, missing teeth, tears, or holes. A ...

If you look under the hood of any modern vehicle, you will assuredly find the modern multi-rib drive belt—more commonly known as a serpentine belt—driving the engine's accessories. The classic ...

Q-The drive belts on my 1980 Pontiac Phoenix squeal. I`ve inspected the water pump and sprayed belt dressing on (the belts), but that didn`t stop the noise. The belts create this infernal racket only ...

This is a typical small-block Chevy serpentine-belt drive on the front of a 350. This particular application is a little more complicated because of the Paxton installation, but you can see the belt ...

Frictional belt drives reliably transmit power from source to load without asking much in the way of upkeep. Their modest needs stem from the fact that belts elongate through normal use and wear. The ...