The most common reasons for belt failure are improper belt tension (too loose or too tight), poor alignment, pulley damage or distortion, environment (excessive heat and ozone), and using an improper ...

We all know that success in racing requires paying attention to the details. Too often, it's the little things that throw a monkey wrench into what would have otherwise been a successful night of ...

Working as a General Motors and ASE Master Technician, teaching automotive technology and being involved in the auto repair industry for over 50 years, I saw how two, three or more “V”-drive belts ...

Flat rubber belts were developed around the turn of the century primarily as replacements for leather belts. With the advent of V-belts, fewer machines were designed to use flat belts, and their ...

Finding the right combination of brackets, bolts, pulleys and front-drive accessories is challenging for older cars. We've done the swap meet scrounging, the junkyard crawl, and we've even prowled ...

Drive belts sit at the center of your engine’s daily workload, and the material slowly pays the price. As miles add up, heat, tension, and contamination harden the rubber, then small surface lines ...

There is a screeching noise from the pulley-belt in my 2015 Volkswagen Amarok. I have changed all the pulleys except the engine pulley. I have even changed the belt several times. It’s not going away.