04-08-2015, 05:05 PM
Good news Jon.
A further word on this whole setup, with due credit given to Bestgenman (Gordon), for bringing it to my attention. The pulleys for both my blower and motor were worn out. I really think that I kept adding tension to keep the belt from squeaking, and the added attention led to the catastrophic failure on the pulley side. The V's wear in the pulley and the belt loses it's grip on the V when the bottom of the belt hits the bottom of the pulley. Anyhow, if you have to take the pulley off to replace the bearing, I would replace the pulley too.
A further word on this whole setup, with due credit given to Bestgenman (Gordon), for bringing it to my attention. The pulleys for both my blower and motor were worn out. I really think that I kept adding tension to keep the belt from squeaking, and the added attention led to the catastrophic failure on the pulley side. The V's wear in the pulley and the belt loses it's grip on the V when the bottom of the belt hits the bottom of the pulley. Anyhow, if you have to take the pulley off to replace the bearing, I would replace the pulley too.
Richard and Rhonda Entrekin
99 Newell, 512
Maverick Hybrid Toad
Inverness, FL (when we're home
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