The one belt I disassembled was old & faded as well as slow. It was
NOT dirt causing the problem; I suspect that the tensioning spring
can lose its "springiness" over time, in which case the only solution
is to wind it up further or replace the belt (heck, belts ain't THAT
expensive).
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut