[Healeys] 100 fanbelts

[Bob Spidell]

Get a 'cogged' type--in appropriate size, of course--if you can. They 
seem to grip a little better and vibrate a little less.


On 5/6/2024 2:51 AM, john harper wrote:
> Mike
>
> The original belts were 32 degrees whereas most modern belts are 36,38 
> and 40. I have not found a UK A-H supplier that can supply the correct 
> item. To give the best drive without slippage the angle of the belt 
> should be virtually the same as the pulleys.
>
> There are still New Old Stock belts available if one searches around. 
> Below is a list of possible belts but be careful about the 
> overall length because there was more than one dynamo pulley fitted.
> Ferodo V150with the following dimensions: Outside Circumference 47.4 
> inches, Inside Circumference 47.3 inches Top Width 0.75 Thickness 0.5 
> Angle 32 degrees inclusive
>
> A near equivalent, and sometimes recommended alternative, is the
>
> Ferodo V104with an O.C. of 46.1”. This is rather tight: and may need 
> the dynamo to be partly removed to fit it. Other equivalents are;
>
> Mintex TK 474
>
> Romac C738,
>
> and a later addition Raybestos  R289
>
>
> All the best
>
>
>
> On Mon, 6 May 2024 at 08:27, mike brooks via Healeys 
> <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>     B45 not B-45. Just searched at Gates.com and it came up.
>
>     Yahoo Mail: Search, organise, conquer
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>         On Mon, 6 May 2024 at 5:14, Ray Juncal
>         <healeyray at yahoo.com> wrote:
>         I get nothing on the "Gates Industrial" site in a search for a
>         B-45 belt. Is there a part number or additional information
>         that would help in the search?
>         Regards
>         Raay
>
>         On Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 06:30:40 PM PDT, Michael Salter
>         <michaelsalter at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>         Not sure if this helps but thie is an original and it is
>         exactly 3/4" wide at the top.
>         M
>
>         On Sat., May 4, 2024, 6:32 p.m. Michael MacLean,
>         <springer.mike51 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>             A Gates industrial belt B45 is  a very close copy of the
>             original.
>             Mike MacLean
>
>             On Sat, May 4, 2024 at 1:53 PM mike brooks via Healeys
>             <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>                 The fanbelt for a 100 should be 3/4" wide and 1/2"
>                 deep in a V shape. 3/4" wide (19mm) is not a currently
>                 standard metric size. I've just bought a replacement
>                 belt from one of the usual UK suppliers. It's 22mm
>                 wide and doesn't sit in the pulleys properly. I then
>                 went to another supplier who claims to be selling the
>                 correct width belt. It turned out to be exactly the
>                 same 22mm size. I've researched this, and these belts
>                 are standard modern metric size "C". The belt that
>                 came off my 100 ( it had been there for at least 20
>                 years and 12000 miles) was a B1130 B43 belt, 17mm
>                 wide. It sat slightly low in the pulley grooves, but
>                 was much more flexible than the 22mm belts and was
>                 altogether a better fit.
>
>                 What are others using for their 100 fan belts? Note I
>                 don't want to convert to narrow belts and pulleys.
>
>                 Mike
>                 56 BN2
>
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