From: rcakitty@verizon.net
Date: Mon Feb 21 2005 - 08:26:46 PST
Guys, guys, if I hear just one more of these sad stories about will-fit parts and the ensuing problems, I'll break down and cry!! Do what you have to do to get the "Right Stuff" and you won't be sorry! The manufacturers have reasons for doing what they do and most, not all, are the best way to go when making repairs. Remember that our Government seems to buy replacement parts on 'low bid' which is okay IF the purchase specs are proper for the job at hand. In my experience,said specs are okay MOST of the time but belts and electrical components are NOT so beware! Just my 2 cents! Robert Anderson 2/21
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> From: Mike <michael@tsixroads.com>
> Date: 2005/02/20 Sun PM 04:07:59 CST
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Subject: Re: [MV] CUCV belt interchange numbers
>
> I just bought belts for my M1009 project a couple of weeks ago. My residue trucks didn’t come with any alternator belts and only had one good alternator out of 4. I bought my belts at NAPA and used:
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> left #7585
> right #7480
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> These had the NAPA Premium XL belt 25 above the number. They are made by Gates. I tried the 7575 and thought it was too short. It would probably have gone on if I had forced it. The 7585 is almost too long, but it pulled tight with about 1/4 inch more adjustment left. The NAPA guy told me they didn't make one in between.
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> I meant to post the numbers right after I worked on the truck but I couldn't seem to get all of my info in one place. I looked up the belts in the TM and got the NSN number for them. I then used MilDocs to get the characteristics for the numbers. This gave the length and width. I then took these numbers to NAPA were I found out they didn't have an exact match. I got the closest thing he had. For the right side it was real close and might have been forced on but I took it back and got one a little longer. For the left side it wasn't even close. It was way too long and was a different width also. I went back and got one the same width as the right and after trial and error settled on the 7585. I haven't run it enough to see if it is going to stretch beyond the little bit of adjustment I have left.
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> If you can still get the GM number I would go with that, but it is 3 blocks to NAPA and 30 miles to the closest GM dealer for me.
>
> Mike
> Tishomingo, MS
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "J. Wiehe" <j.wiehe@sympatico.ca>
> Sent: Feb 20, 2005 10:10 AM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Subject: Re: [MV] CUCV belt interchange numbers
>
> Please see below.
> The numbers are about 4 years old now but may be
> a reference point.
>
> Jim Wiehe
> j.wiehe@sympatico.ca
>
> ____________________________________________
>
> Left aternator ---> Gates # 7575
> Right alternator -> Gates # 7483
> Power steering --> Same as civilian truck
> Jim Wiehe , VA3JHW
> mail to : j.wiehe@sympatico.ca
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce Beattie" <bruce@eecs.berkeley.edu>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 00:50
> Subject: [MV] CUCV M1008 belts
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