Wednesday, September 30, 2009

New alternator belt is here

My new alternator belt arrived today. I'm starting to get used to chasing down and waiting for parts. On a "normal" car, when you need a new belt you go down to Napa and get a new belt. Not so for this car. The alternator belt is a special size and a suitable replacement is a Gates 7M975 (7mm wide, 975mm long) and I ordered it from an industrial belt supplier. Actually, I got 4 of them just in case. You can see the brilliant packing and package handling by UPS. Great job guys!