1/2" auto belt
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1/2" auto belt
so i went to my local canadian tire and asked the auto department for a 1/2 in auto belt for the pulley mod. and he asked if its for like a machine of some sort. so i told him its for a little vespa like thing and he said to go o aisle 16........off i go trying to find my way to aisle 16 going through bikes and camping equipemtn.....then....VIOLA!!! a whole shelf full of belts.v belts to be exact. so now my question is this......i gotta find a 1/2 inch belt for a machine?i looked at some of them and they all had different letteres and numbers and stuff so now i dont know the exact belt to bet....can anyone help me?
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Some of the stores have a tool to measure belts. Measure your stock belt. Chances are it will come up something and a half inches. Go with the belt just a little shorter than the stock one.
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Sorry, the length will be something other than even inches. Go with the belt that is the next even inch shorter than stock. If the belt measures 26 1/2 inches long get the 26 inch long belt.
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The automotive/hardware store belt won't last as long. With some digging you can get 1/2 inch belts that are the notched style of the OEM belt. My local industrial Bearing,Belt,Chain store carries them.
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BELT SIZE
INDUSTRIAL V BELTS ARE SLIGHTLY NARROWER THAN THEIR AUTOMOTIVE FIRST COUSINS. DOES ANYONE HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER OF THE AUTOMOTIVE SIZE FOR THE 86 SPREE?
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A wider belt gives more top end. It sits higher in the fixed front pulley and lower in the back variable pulley. A shorter belt will sit the same if the front pulley and lower in the back pulley. Once again higher top speed. If the belt is too short it will sit too low in the back pulley and it will get chewed up, BTDT. It's a balancing act between engine rpm and power. If the ratio is too high your engine won't be able to pull it and you'll go slower.
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Honda Spree, 1985.
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