Chain, Belt & Oil Questions

[Whitetrashrocker]

Usually its rust on the pulley sheaves. But where your wear is happening it look like the belt is riding real low in the driven unit and rubbing the rivets. As the belt wears it will keep getting narrower.

A new belt is the only way to fully remedy this.
Make sure the spacing is correct between your center to center of the cvt according to the belt.

And Dennys always mumbling about a genuine Comet belt.

I've found Rotary belts to be just fine also.

 

[Edwin Spangler]

I've found Rotary belts to be just fine also.

Ill second that. Those are not so easy to find these days.

 

[Hellion]

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I've found Rotary belts to be just fine also.

This is unprecedented. Between similar statements like the above and Hack’s red arrows photo, the fall from grace of the exalted Genuine Comet Belt is wholly unheard of. The mighty contender Rotary has stepped into the ring and Comet is down for the count!

Hey can you cut the burrs off the belt with a sharp knife and drive on contentedly or just bear with the squealing?

 

[Squiddy202]

This is unprecedented. Between similar statements like the above and Hack’s red arrows photo, the fall from grace of the exalted Genuine Comet Belt is wholly unheard of. The mighty contender Rotary has stepped into the ring and Comet is down for the count!

Hey can you cut the burrs off the belt with a sharp knife and drive on contentedly or just bear with the squealing?

I could, are you asking others, or me?

 

[Hellion]

I could, are you asking others, or me?

Oops, could one cut the burrs off? There. Propah grammah. But yes it was addressed to you AND the whole forum, essentially. We’re a hive mind here, like the Borg.

 

[Whitetrashrocker]

No you can't cut the belt. It requires the proper width to sit in the pullies.

 

[Squiddy202]

No you can't cut the belt. It requires the proper width to sit in the pullies.

So just deal with the squeal? I don’t mind it as long as something isn’t majorly wrong.

 

[Master Hack]

Aren't you glad you came here and asked? We'll have you going in 15 different directions before long. You end up fixing everything. but maybe if we are lucky we might hit the right combination!

 

[Hellion]

No you can't cut the belt. It requires the proper width to sit in the pullies.

I meant just the swarf on the beveled edge, not altering the width at the top. Could even cut it with scissors, but I think the whole belt is to blame.

 

[Edwin Spangler]

Having those little frays, it pulls the rest of the cord out. You can snip them and make the belt last a little longer.

Even worse case it will cut a nice straight line in your CVT cover.

 

[Whitetrashrocker]

A V- belt uses the angled sides to transfer power.
If the belt and the pully surface dont match, you have a loss of power transfer.
If the belt is glazed its probably loose and cooked the rubber. There is little friction to transfer power.
If the belt is worn or missing some side wall it won't ride in the pully correctly and again loss of power transfer.

Change the belt squidward and double check the alignment and spacing.