Hotpoint Belt Fitting Tool

[iadom]

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HotDog wrote:Could it be the same one i made

Yes it’s the one you made for me several years ago now.

[timdowning]

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I’m sure, many moons ago when this tool was first mentioned, someone said they just use their hands to pull it over the motor.

[Andy jones]

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That’s the way I normally do it Tim. Forefingers either side if the motor, thumbs around the belt and lever it on. Honestly never had a problem

[Martin]

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A 9 rib stretch belt ? Just using thumbs and forefingers? You must be joking surely…..is it April 1st already?

[johnnyj]

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Martin wrote:

johnnyj wrote:
I have 2 lying in my lockup

Would you be willing to part with them?
I could part with 1 i’d like to keep one, might be worth a few bob in years to come as an antique

[timdowning]

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That’s the way I normally do it Tim.

You must have good wrists! 🙂

[A1engineer]

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i have the tool but prefer using a 13mm nut runner, push through belt and slip motor into runner lever down and twist runner while sliding belt over onto motor.

[grooster]

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Never had a problem using an extra long screwdriver. Stretch the belt down, anchoring the head of the driver under the motor pulley and stretching onto the shaft of the motor that way. Works better with a little WD40 on the length of the screwdriver. Takes 10 seconds.

[alster]

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The one i struggle with is the condenser dryers with the jockey wheel fixed to the motor,any hints on these would be greatly appreciated !!!

[iadom]

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There is no easy way, I sometimes fit the belt to the motor shaft then feed it round the drum with the drum to the side and then pull the drum across into position.

[roly16]

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What amazes me is that anyone would think of designing a belt like this in the first place. It’s not necessary to have it as tight as this as Servis proved when they abolished the jockey pulley in their dryer 30 years ago.

[Martin]

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……….and Crosslee.

[Martin]

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Martin wrote:……….and Crosslee.

Mind you Indesit adapted the Creda dryer plant when Creda dryers were at that time a rubbish brand. So Indesit used that technology to turn rubbish into crap.

[Simon46]

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Qualtex QUAMIS182 £9.36 + vat.No problems so far but tool is a bit oily when you get it.
S.

[A1engineer]

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i have a great easy way of doing the condenser dryers, explaining it might be the difficult part but ill give it a go.

fit belt round drum, remove fan assy and remove the bolt nearest you for the jockey, loosen the bolt at the back of the jockey but not all the way, now unhook the jockey and push it away from you as far as it goes, slide the belt into place then grab the wheel of the jockey, pull it back towards you, you will notice there is a lip on the pulley which fits into the motor, once its lined up hook it into motor, refit bolt (sometimes need to move pulley up or down a touch to line up hole) and tighten both bolts

rebuild and test, my record for fitting a new belt is 7 minutes 🙂

Kev.

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