Hi all
There was a thread on here regarding argo center to center distance between clutches, but I cannot find it. Any help would be appreciated.
I have a '99 Vanguard 2, model 699-55. The transmission cannot be shifted unless I shut off the engine. The idle is a slow as I can set it. It has the proper belt, 125-56 and it is proper width. Each clutch is functioning properly and not sticking.
At idle, the drive clutch is not gripping the sides of the belt - there is approx. 1 mm of space on each side of belt to the sheave, at idle.
It would appear to me that the belt is gripping the inner diameter of the drive clutch just enough to keep strain on the driven clutch.
I am contemplating removing the engine and trans so that I can elongate the trans mounting holes in the mounting base, to decrease the center to center distance. I will make some type of solid stop, or adjustment so that I can fine tune the center distance.
I understand that the quick fix would be to buy a new clutch with a bearing that would permit the belt to spin freely at idle, but I'm too cheap (frugal?!) to do that...I'd much rather spend untold hours removing and re-installing the power pack!
Does any one have advice or another idea that may help?
Thank you in advance.
There was a thread on here regarding argo center to center distance between clutches, but I cannot find it. Any help would be appreciated.
I have a '99 Vanguard 2, model 699-55. The transmission cannot be shifted unless I shut off the engine. The idle is a slow as I can set it. It has the proper belt, 125-56 and it is proper width. Each clutch is functioning properly and not sticking.
At idle, the drive clutch is not gripping the sides of the belt - there is approx. 1 mm of space on each side of belt to the sheave, at idle.
It would appear to me that the belt is gripping the inner diameter of the drive clutch just enough to keep strain on the driven clutch.
I am contemplating removing the engine and trans so that I can elongate the trans mounting holes in the mounting base, to decrease the center to center distance. I will make some type of solid stop, or adjustment so that I can fine tune the center distance.
I understand that the quick fix would be to buy a new clutch with a bearing that would permit the belt to spin freely at idle, but I'm too cheap (frugal?!) to do that...I'd much rather spend untold hours removing and re-installing the power pack!
Does any one have advice or another idea that may help?
Thank you in advance.
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