robbie
New member
This is my first comet torque converter, and I need some advice. It burned up the first belt, with a lot more wear on one side than the other. I looked at it and noticed that the front and rear pulleys were not aligned properly. I removed some spacers and put in a thinner one, and then I put the new belt on when it seemed to be properly aligned.
The second belt was working pretty well, but after a while it heated up and disintegrated also. It seemed to wear on both sides.
What are the possible causes of belt destruction? The primary pulley is brand new, and the secondary is old. Is it possible that the secondary pulley may be failing to spread out, causing excessive tension? Now that I'm thinking about it, it seems like the kart never really did shift into high gear when i was driving.
I've pulled it off the shaft and I'm trying to get it apart. What's the trick to getting these things apart? Pull the ring on the outside and separate the halves? I'm having trouble getting the ring out. It doesn't seem to be a snap ring. Instead it's a springy thing that makes two full loops, like a slinky.
What other possible causes are there? The belt is the correct size, and in case somebody wants to look it up I can post the belt number and the shaft distance.
The second belt was working pretty well, but after a while it heated up and disintegrated also. It seemed to wear on both sides.
What are the possible causes of belt destruction? The primary pulley is brand new, and the secondary is old. Is it possible that the secondary pulley may be failing to spread out, causing excessive tension? Now that I'm thinking about it, it seems like the kart never really did shift into high gear when i was driving.
I've pulled it off the shaft and I'm trying to get it apart. What's the trick to getting these things apart? Pull the ring on the outside and separate the halves? I'm having trouble getting the ring out. It doesn't seem to be a snap ring. Instead it's a springy thing that makes two full loops, like a slinky.
What other possible causes are there? The belt is the correct size, and in case somebody wants to look it up I can post the belt number and the shaft distance.