when to replace belts?

[Giblet McShannon]

Hi

When should you replace the belts on a SST Mission ?
I run stock class, indoors, and have done about x40, 5 minute races
so far (I use standard rear belt but ultraflex/grey front belt,
and they don`t look partcularly worn but Im thinking that maybe I better replace them anyway......just to be safe.

Thanks

Giblet

[rice98w]

mine have lasted approx 5 months, running 7 times per week every week. ive just been using the black rear belt and main grey belt.

mine have lasted ages, i run 4 runs per week stock, and 3 per week mod, and theyve lasted fine. if they dont look worn, why bother?

if you drive smooth they will last longer.

matt rice

[Carver]

as soon as it starts to skip!

[Giblet McShannon]

cool. so since I only race once a week, my belts should last the lifetime of my car
or at least until I change my car, which will probably be in about 18 months time.

Thats what I call great value ;D

[wil]

yeah they will last a while, just make sure you don't get a stone stuck under a belt, like i did the other week, it made a good mess of the rear belt! ;D

[Ritz]

My Mission belts wore pretty quickly, but also had the habit of just spitting rear belts out the back. I ran indoors, on carpet and I used the grey belt on the front and black on the rear.

I went through about 4 rear belts in around 8-10 months, running once a week.

The main grey belt was very worn by that time also.

Awesome car, though!

has anyone had belts turning over on the diff (so the teeth are facing outwords)? its happend to me three times in the past 8 months :'( twice at the rear and ounce at the front. Does anyone know why this happens?

[lewist]

my sst 99 chewed belts like they were going out of fasion.. i never figgure it out... i would always change ther rear diff pully when the belt went, mine seemed to loose the nylon stiffening threads in it! id kill one every 10 runs or so!!

[rice98w]

you should have got RW pulleys! 8)

like i said...ive never had a problem with my belts...i have had one turn over on me though and couldnt understand why, it was while me and my mate were mucking about with them on the street...ofcourse he was driving MY car at the time the belt flipped! lol

[al]

the best time to even check for your belts is when your car doesent work any more ;D

al ;D ;D ;D