Skip to main content
Gerry | Vanagon
Checking account...
← vanagon.com home · Continue the discussion in the forum
Subject:Re: 1991 westy - power steering belt problem
From:Kevin P Gilleran
Date:Tue, 14 Jul 2020 07:47:43 -0700

Hi,
The PS belt, once it came off got jammed into the other belts and they came
off. But the PS belt has come off where I caught it before it took out the
other belts. Should have mentioned that...
Thanks!

Sincerely,
Kevin

-----Original Message-----
From: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2020 7:43 AM
To: Kevin P Gilleran <kevin@GILLERANENERGY.COM>
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 1991 westy - power steering belt problem

        If all 3 Belts are coming off, how are You sure that the PSBelt is

the cause of it all ~

On 14 Jul , 2020, at 7:26 AM, Kevin P Gilleran wrote:

> 1991 westy
> Hi all,
> I have lost my power steering v-belt 3 times in the last two years. I
> don't remember each exact condition but I think it commonly was while
> I was using air conditioning. Typically the belt comes off and then
> causes the other two to get destroyed in the process causing overheating
etc.
>
> Question is why is the belt coming off? It appears to be tensioned
> properly
> - using the correct size 10x1075. Can it be related to the power
> steering itself? The latest belt was dry and not covered with oil or
> coolant, not cracked. The top edges of the V were frayed a little.
>
> Any thoughts on long term solutions would be appreciated?
>
> Sincerely,
> Kevin
>
>
> --
> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG.
> https://www.avg.com

--
This email has been checked for viruses by AVG.
https://www.avg.com