Zanussi – drive belt placement on pulley

[Bertie78]

Does it matter exactly where the drive belt goes on the pulley when you put it on?? Trying to put it where the old marks were leaves the drive belt a bit close to the edge of the pulley for my liking (the marks being covered up once the belt is on).

Is it an exact thing – with the belt exactly the same distance from the edge all the way around the pulley or does it make much of a difference?

[iadom]

Re: Zanussi – drive belt placement on pulley

Which pulley are you talking about, the motor pulley or the large drum pulley.

If you mean the drum pulley then it’s best to get it as near the middle of the pulley as possible by moving it back or forward on the motor pulley.

[Bertie78]

Re: Zanussi – drive belt placement on pulley

I was talking about the drum pulley. I just realised you can’t move the belt to the middle of the pulley as if it is near the edge of the motor pulley it always comes back towards the edge of the drum pulley (I am not mechanically minded). I am going to leave it on the same part of the motor pulley as it was before I worked on it. The fact the drum pulley is not even all the way around seems to play games with your eyes when looking at it going round. Thank ‘ee kindly.

[Martin]

Re: Zanussi – drive belt placement on pulley

Bertie78 wrote:The fact the drum pulley is not even all the way around seems to play games with your eyes when looking at it going round.

Are you thinking what I’m thinking Jim? 😉

[iadom]

Re: Zanussi – drive belt placement on pulley

Bearings?

[Bertie78]

Re: Zanussi – drive belt placement on pulley

I will find out I suppose. I made sure the bearings were flush against the bearing housing as they should have been – I’m not sure what more I could have done. In any case if it all goes to pot I enjoyed doing the job anyway. I’ll let you know. I’m sure you’ll be on the edge of your seats.

[Muv]

Re: Zanussi – drive belt placement on pulley

Sounds like you may have not fully tightened the drum pulley up to me?

M

[Bertie78]

Re: Zanussi – drive belt placement on pulley

Hmmm, I remember checking it was on flush and then tightening it and using loctite on it. I just done a test wash and it worked fine. It was on a 1600 spin, and sounded more like my computer ticking away compared to how it was before. I could take it apart again and make sure, but I double checked everything when putting it back together, hence me starting so many threads on here.

[Bertie78]

Re: Zanussi – drive belt placement on pulley

I took the drive belt off again so I could make sure the pulley is on properly. I hammered it until it was against the thread. Without putting the bolt in there is a tiny bit of play in the drum pulley – so if I grab the pulley at either side and push and pull slightly it does move a little. I don’t know if that is the way it is meant to be without the bolt being tightened.

Maybe it is a consequence of hammering the drum through the basin when I took it apart, but the end of the shaft looks fine. I don’t see the point in hitting the pulley any more given that it is already flush against the thread.

I checked the bearing which is flush against the bearing housing and when rotated it rotates evenly so I don’t think the bearings are the issue.

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