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Alternator belt replacement

Vagrant said:
Have bandaids ready. And alcohol.
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Could have used the bandaid 😂. Following Franks instructions (thanks again Frank) and with a friend helping, and extra pair of hands came in handy a few times, took about 5 hours to get the belt out, including lunch break etc. The original belt changed at 49,000kms had very minor signs of cracking but this one at 67,000kms looks as good as new. If it wasn't for the slightly faded printing I could have easily got it mixed up with the new one, I can't see any signs of wear at all. I would say 50,000km is a very conservative figure for replacement.

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John L said:
Could have used the bandaid 😂. Following Franks instructions (thanks again Frank) and with a friend helping, and extra pair of hands came in handy a few times, took about 5 hours to get the belt out, including lunch break etc. The original belt changed at 49,000kms had very minor signs of cracking but this one at 67,000kms looks as good as new. If it wasn't for the slightly faded printing I could have easily got it mixed up with the new one, I can't see any signs of wear at all. I would say 50,000km is a very conservative figure for replacement.
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Glad I could be of help. I had to replace the alternator on mine this past Summer, my notes really helped with that. I bought a new belt, figured I'd replace it if I found any wear, ended up not using it, keeping it for a spare.
 
Thanks , was hard to see in the supplied pic ! A few years ago when I was replacing the alternator , I'd seen a video where the cover was
cut to allow easy fast access . Wasn't too much info online concerning the 1400's then .
 
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