Dear all,
I send last week an email to the company who's manufacturing the belts: Gates
Got last Friday this answer below.
Looks like they more serious with unhappy customers as MMC !!
Send them the details of the belts and will keep you all informed about the answers.
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Hello Laurens
I am just wondering if you can share with me a bit more information?
The Morgan 3 wheeler you speak about, is this one of the new Morgan 3 Wheelers with the 1976cc S&S engine?
After I saw your email I did a quick search online and it appears a lot of owners are complaining about timing belt issues with their vehicles.
I think I also came across one of your posts as well on talkmorgan.com.
Could you maybe share some more pictures of any branding or print on the back of the belt please?
It would also be great if you could supply me some info on number of teeth and width, if you had a broken belt you could send me also it would be interesting to take a look at the broken belt.
Excuse my ignorance but how does the tensioner work on this engine? Is it a fixed tensioner with an eccentric which is locked, or is it a spring loaded tensioner which adjusts?
Without seeing the engine or at least the belt I could not comment as to why it has failed.
Spraying with PTFE would not be recommended.
Depending on temperatures of the engine and the belt inside the cover, venting maybe be a good idea, however the cover is there to prevent debris getting in to the drive and causing failure due to debris getting caught between the pulleys and belt. It would be better if we had a little more understanding of the temperatures involved under normal and higher load running.
Can you monitor this?
I have not been involved on a belt for this project already so you would have to help me with details, however I would be happy to have a look at the information and see if we can help resolve the situation. I have not asked already but is this a Gates belt on the drive?
Thanks
Will
WILLIAM PATTINSON
Product Engineer & Subject Matter Expert
Product Engineering Group & SME Group
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GATES POWER TRANSMISSION LTD.
Tinwald Downs Rd
Dumfries, Scotland, DG11TS
United Kingdom
Telephone. +44 (0) 1387 242156
www.Gates.com/europe
