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Re: Advice About Slipping / Breaking Timing Belts

Madison,

Has the intake been moved several times by hand? Does it take a significant amount of force to break the internal friction of the VP that drives the tilt? That's a huge lever arm, I would not be surprised to see much higher loads being put on that intake when it's being moved by hand, or even changing direction quickly.

9mm belts might be a little small here on their own, but one on each side oughta be enough. Is it possible that you're driving one side of the intake tilt faster than the other, and it's torsionally binding briefly?

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