04-27-2011, 09:41 AM
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2001 RUF 3800S
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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Changing Under Pulley and found the belt to be in horrible shape!
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Last edited by violametallic-S-; 04-27-2011 at 09:50 AM.
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04-27-2011, 09:57 AM
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have you noticed a burning rubber (not oil, not clutch) smell coming brom that back of your car after a drive?
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04-27-2011, 01:52 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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Looks like you just got it in the nick of time.
Assuming its the original, it is very unusual looking for your time and mileage.
Looks more like heat has been its enemy.
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04-27-2011, 02:13 PM
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2001 RUF 3800S
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Originally Posted by The Radium King
have you noticed a burning rubber (not oil, not clutch) smell coming brom that back of your car after a drive?
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I've never noticed any unusual smells
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04-27-2011, 03:06 PM
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Track rat
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Drive in winter? Road salt is very hard on rubber belts and bushings.
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04-27-2011, 03:27 PM
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2001 RUF 3800S
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Originally Posted by Topless
Drive in winter? Road salt is very hard on rubber belts and bushings.
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No never winter driven!
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04-27-2011, 08:14 PM
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Location: Orange County, CA
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Originally Posted by violametallic-S-
Crazy after 65,000 KM it can be in this bad shape, is this normal?
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IMHO, age matters as much as mileage, and this applies to all rubber parts...!
If this is (ok, it was...) the original belt, and it has managed to survive 10 years..!
I would say it is very good quality indeed 
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04-28-2011, 03:05 AM
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Rennzenn
Join Date: Feb 2005
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It looks to be in the same condition as a couple that I have changed on 97-99 cars. I agree that age does indeed affect the belt.
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04-28-2011, 12:29 PM
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2001 RUF 3800S
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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Originally Posted by j.fro
It looks to be in the same condition as a couple that I have changed on 97-99 cars. I agree that age does indeed affect the belt.
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I find it hard to believe it could be that bad from age. Could hard driving habits have anything to do with it?
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04-30-2011, 05:44 PM
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Carnut
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Utah
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That belt really looks bad..... I just installed your TT (thanks again for sending it) and my belt from '04 looks absolutely ok, like brandnew, has a Porsche part#. Is/was yours OEM?
Your driving habits won't make a difference.
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04-30-2011, 06:35 PM
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2001 RUF 3800S
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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Hey Andy. How long did it take you to change the pulley?
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04-30-2011, 06:36 PM
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Autobahn Glanz
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Charlotte, NC
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Holy cracked belt!! I changed mine at 54k miles (2000 'S') and it was like new...almost didn't bother putting the new belt on because it was so tight I was worried it would cause water pump issues. That's amazing. Maybe certain years used different OE providers.
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04-30-2011, 09:07 PM
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Carnut
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Originally Posted by violametallic-S-
Hey Andy. How long did it take you to change the pulley?
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About an hour I'd say, really didn't look at the time...
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