Category: Belts

Gates, the belt specialists is holding two technical workshops, in Limerick and Galway next week that will be of immense interest to professional motor mechanics and technicians.  

The electrically powered Opel Ampera and its US counterpart the Chevrolet Volt,  recently won the European Car of the Year feature Stretch Fit™ belt technology from Gates, in their drive systems to increase efficiency.  

The ContiTech Power Transmission Group has added three sets to its service range for the automotive spare parts market. Specialist shops can now carry a toolbox geared specifically to changing timing belts on Volkswagen engines along with a laser for measuring alignment and tools for installing overrunning alternator pulleys.

For the aftermarket Dayco provides two seemingly identical auxiliary belt tensioners for the engines fitted to a number of popular models from Alfa Romeo, FIAT, Saab, Suzuki and Opel. The Dayco references for these tensioners are APV1088 and APV1156.  

Schaeffler Automotive Aftermarket (UK) Ltd is continuing to increase its market-leading INA range of belt drive components in Ireland. It has introduced a new tensioner kit for vehicles including the Subaru Outback, Forester, Impreza, Legacy 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 2003-, plus three new Over Running Alternator Pulleys (OAPs) and a new Front End Auxiliary Drive (FEAD)