928 Achilles Heel T-Belt Cure?

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12-22-2005, 01:38 PM

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We like double-zerked units

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12-22-2005, 01:47 PM

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Yes, most definitely -- I was just commenting on this to Robin as she stepped out of the shower and illustrated one of the advantages of keeping the thermostat turned down...

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12-22-2005, 01:54 PM

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12-22-2005, 01:56 PM

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Dave that does tend to raise the issue of zerks in a big way.

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12-22-2005, 01:57 PM

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oops ... in a pointed way.

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12-22-2005, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by PatrickP

Per haps a dumb suggestion from a extreme 928 novice. Why couldn't they have designed this with two belts, one of which would be sufficient to keep things in order. One breaks, the warning light comes on but the remaining belt keeps things running. No disaster and now you just replace the broken belt or better yet both of them. Just my simplistic mind at work.

Part of the reason may be found in the 968 (944s, etc) design which have two belts...one being a weaker balance belt...and when it breaks it too often gets tangled in the TBelt causing it to break.

Harvey