My whirlpool washing machine, quite old, needs a nudge to start
spinning, after which it works fine. This means the belt is loose,
right, and needs replacing, right? (IIRC, there's a belt.)
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Re: 2003 300m special timing belt ... a timing belt as the absolute longest amount of time before changing ... -condition- of the timing belt at least once a year. ... It comes under the category of not enough hours in the day and willing to take the chance - especially if you have to pay someone to check it, i.e., over a lifetime, the cost of having it checked weighed against the risk of losing an engine due to a prematurely failed belt will probably cost more, or at least I'm still willing to take the chance and eat the difference if I lose the bet. ... Also, if you don't do the checking yourself, chances are, for 90+% of the public, eventually some shop will fraudulently tell them it needs replacing when it doesn't, so they will end up replacing it when it doesn't need it even under the inspection criteria you gave. ... (rec.autos.makers.chrysler)
Re: Washing machine needs a nudge to spin. ... This means the belt is loose, ... right, and needs replacing, right? ... (IIRC, there's a belt.) ... If the motor is running at normal speed when this happens, ... (alt.home.repair)
Re: Do Timing Belts Ever Stretch? ...jim beam wrote: ... So Jim what you're saying is that if a belt is loose, ... explanation is that it was equally loose when it was installed. ... other words, if a belt deflection is at 1.5" after 80,000 miles, it ... (rec.autos.makers.honda)
Re: Do Timing Belts Ever Stretch? ... So Jim what you're saying is that if a belt is loose, ... explanation is that it was equally loose when it was installed. ... said it was a loose timing belt and replaced ... not as loose during the first 80,000 miles, otherwise the car wouldn't ... (rec.autos.makers.honda)
