Was indulged in an intellectual conversation (really!) with Mr Steve B. the other day, discussing the recent cambelt change on my Renault & how in their wisdom they decided not to key the crank belt pulley to the crank at all, meaning all the positioning had to be done with timing pins etc... :frown: Steve: "What we used to do with cars was wiggle the old belt off a bit, cut the old belt into two thin belts, push the inside half back on against the engine, put the new belt on (the old half-a-belt keeping everything in place) and then cut the other old half off? Push the new one on and its done!" :biggrin: Fkn GENIUS! Im not sure how this would pan out with Duke belts (I'm sure I could remove/refit my carby belts in like 20 minutes? You get GOOD at it after a while!) but certainly a possibility for the 4valvers? No faff & stress trying to keep everything lined up? Discuss:
No idea. The kevlar could be a problem?? A good Stanley carpet-bladed knife would go through them? And yes - if not already apparent DONT CUT them,cut them, lengthways would do it! Like a runner bean.
470four I have heard of that technique before, and when I did I thought it was pure genius. I have never done it though but I can see absolutely no reason why is shouldn't work . Btw Have you seen this technique for changing a VW Beetle fan belt in 5 seconds:smile: The Original Fast Volkswagen Belt Change. - YouTube
Can see that ending in tears, much like look i clean and lube my chain with the engine running threads that appear every now and then.
Loving it!! Heath and Safety would have all manner of furry animals popping out their ass over that! :biggrin:
One fly in the ointment would be that to get your rear belt on you have to take the front belt off . If you left half on you couldnt get it on the bottom pulley.
He had one I think? Called it his "paperweight" lol! Couldn't work out how to turn it on? Apparently it was in "sleep" mode? :biggrin: Picked up a puncture in his back tyre, apparent when we wheeled the 851 out of Steve's house? A white thing?? Turned out to be a shard of animal bone! Dunno what he had run over on his trip down but v.unlucky... :frown:
What was more worrying was a grinning Steve B swaggering around after Grandad had finishing faffing with his tyre, jizzing foam on us!! I was covered in it.
