EVOLUTION OF BELT DRIVE SYSTEMS

Vehicle accessory drives have changed dramatically over the past 20 years. In the past, a vehicles had 2 or 3 belts running a few accessories. Today a single belt is required to run more accessories then ever before. Today, aggressive components (water pump) are being driven by the back side of the belt. This along with high heat and high RPM engines demandstate-of-the-art belt technology.


Also, replacement belts are installed on vehicles with over 80K miles of service and they are far from perfect. Replacement belt typically have to contend with slight misalignments, contaminated and worn components.


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