[F500] belt sliding to one side, also, tire changing questions.

[jryall at juno.com]

The belt hanging off the left side indicates that the left side needs to
be longer by maybe 1/2 more turn or so.

Used tires should be checked for sidewall cracks, and the hardness of the
compound.  I push my fingernail into the rubber to judge how soft it is. 
(This is a crude test...there are guages for this, but I use the guess
method).  I take my wheels to a local tire shop, and so for have had no
trouble either in their service or capability to balance the wheels. 

John Ryall
'89 red devil

On Fri, 23 Aug 2002 04:28:39 -0700 (PDT) Michael <frogskinz777 at yahoo.com>
writes:
Hello again!  I recently purchased an 89 red devil and just replaced the
smaller drive gear with an even smaller one.   (i mainly auto-x it so
this gave me a much better ratio)  but i have noticed a problem.  The
belt seems to want to stay on the left side of the drive gear (on the
axle)  It even hangs over about a 1/4 of an inch.  How can i adjust this
while still keeping tension on the belt?  The car has a QRE 4 link rear. 
When i originally tightened the belt, i followed someones advice and
turned the connecting bars symetrically, but something must be off. 

 Also, i need to change the tires.  Where can i take it to get it done? 
Motorcycle shop?  Automotive tire shop?  Can i do it myself?  Finally,  I
understand about wear indicators on the tires, but how else do i know
which tires i should keep? (you see, i acquired a bunch of half-used road
race tires when i purchased the car)  Other than the visible indicators
for wear, how can i decide as to which ones are the best (stickest)?

Thanks a million! you guys are a huge help and an indispensable resource!
Michael




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