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Originally Posted by TBatt
The answer is yes, but it will cost you. I contacted Gates about converting a eight to a seven rib for the main belt to accommodate the additional pulley to get more wrap for the SC jackshaft. They told me it would be a $10,000 set up fee and I would need to order 100 units.
I wound up converting the eight to a seven rib by cutting off one rib using a utility knife. Took about ten minutes to do.
You can go to the Gates web site and research it.
Good luck.
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Thanks TBatt, Lol at doing a proper tooling and production setup but interesting to know re Gates.
What is the "additional" pulley you are referring to and how does going from an 8 to 7 rib fix anything? Do you mean the serp belt on the engine side that drives everything? Is the main drive serpentine belt (OEM) 6 or 7 rib? I thought the serp side pulley (opposite 8 rib jackshaft pulley was 6 rib)
Is it correct that 7 (rib) belt is the right fit for a 6 (groove) pulley? Therefore the belt always has 1 more rib than the grooves on the pulley? So you would get a 6 (groove) pulley to suit a 7 (rib) serp belt? This has utterly confused me.
Sorry I'm old
