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Originally Posted by Craig
I was just wondering what everyone else's experience with 617 v-belts is. I just replaced mine, one of the alternator/water pump belts broke last week when I was traveling so I orders four new belts. After another 1500 miles of driving, I replaced them this week.
They had been on the car for about 1.5 years/ 60K miles and they looked pretty rough. I believe I have the tension set correctly, they just seen to wear out faster than I would expect. I'm wondering if I should just start replacing them every year.
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I had to replace them each year until a smart guy at the auto parts store realized what was happening and sold me wider belts. The ones I was using (from MB) were too thin and would ride down into the groove too low causing them to overheat and stretch. Now that I have I think a 15mm wide belt, they are working fine.
Just check them and replace as needed. I lost the AC belt once and it took out the PS belt, so you could have a problem like that happen.
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