when to replace belt
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when to replace belt
Hi everyone,
You'd think I knew this by now, but I don't. How can I tell when a belt needs to be replaced? I'm wondering about the belts on one of my Kenmores. I bought it in 2000 or 2001, and haven't ever changed the belts. I live in a pretty dry area (Denver). How can I tell if the machine needs new belts? When I turn the hand wheel, it's harder than I remembered, and it makes a sort of rubbery sound that I don't remember it making before.
Since I have so many machines (hey -- it's not in double digits yet!) I should probably learn what to look for when a belt might need to be replaced.
Thanks,
Ila
You'd think I knew this by now, but I don't. How can I tell when a belt needs to be replaced? I'm wondering about the belts on one of my Kenmores. I bought it in 2000 or 2001, and haven't ever changed the belts. I live in a pretty dry area (Denver). How can I tell if the machine needs new belts? When I turn the hand wheel, it's harder than I remembered, and it makes a sort of rubbery sound that I don't remember it making before.
Since I have so many machines (hey -- it's not in double digits yet!) I should probably learn what to look for when a belt might need to be replaced.
Thanks,
Ila
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Join Date: Feb 2012
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Replace the belt when it:
cracks
frays
splits
breaks
petrifies
or when your sixth sense says too.
I have machines from the 60s with original internal belts that work fine. On the other hand I've put new belts on that deteriorated in less than a year.
Joe
cracks
frays
splits
breaks
petrifies
or when your sixth sense says too.
I have machines from the 60s with original internal belts that work fine. On the other hand I've put new belts on that deteriorated in less than a year.
Joe
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