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Post by lain on May 25, 2015 13:28:58 GMT -5
So I got a scooter recently a 3rd agility. It has a lot of problems, mostly electrical it seems the previous owner tore it apart trying to figure out something that was wrong and couldn't figure out how to put it back together. The CVT case has a huge hole in it, but the belt seems to be in good condition.
The belt is very firm still, does not give too much slack when trying to push it together in the CVT. It is just very dry looking, but all threading looks good, and the sides are sort of shiny from some use. I suppose all I really need to do is get it so it is not dry as a bone anymore. Does anyone know of something I can use, maybe just water and oil or something to restore rubber? I mean rubber is made from oil right? (noneducated guess)
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Post by rcq92130 on May 25, 2015 13:38:38 GMT -5
There IS a german product that does wonders restoring rubber:
Gummi Pflege
But doing that with your belt would, in opinion, be a terrible decision. Just get a new belt from Walmart. OR - make sure you have towing insurance (cheaper to get a new belt).
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Post by lain on May 25, 2015 13:55:23 GMT -5
There IS a german product that does wonders restoring rubber: Gummi Pflege But doing that with your belt would, in opinion, be a terrible decision. Just get a new belt from Walmart. OR - make sure you have towing insurance (cheaper to get a new belt). Honestly, I just want to see if the engine is in good working order so I can drain it and store it, I feel if I run it with a super dry belt it will break, and I do not feel like swapping my belt, finding it is a horrible engine that destroys my belt, then I have no belt, lol. |
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Post by keikara on May 25, 2015 14:05:16 GMT -5
If all you are trying to do is run it for a couple minutes, and maybe test ride, can always try the oil that you would use to break in a baseball glove to soften the leather. However I do not know if that would then make the belt slippery and not want to catch when you went for a ride.
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Post by lain on May 25, 2015 14:17:01 GMT -5
If all you are trying to do is run it for a couple minutes, and maybe test ride, can always try the oil that you would use to break in a baseball glove to soften the leather. However I do not know if that would then make the belt slippery and not want to catch when you went for a ride. The only riding I may do is to the end of my driveway. It is not registered and I do not plan to use a 3rd scoot so I'd rather store the engine if good for a spare. |
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Post by keikara on May 25, 2015 14:25:30 GMT -5
If thats the case just fire it up with the belt how it is worse case is the belt breaks but will tell you if the motor is good or not, then tear down to how you want to store it and store it till needed just remember to get a new belt before you instal onto another scooter
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Post by geh3333 on May 25, 2015 14:51:22 GMT -5
Problem with trying to restore a belt is that you cannot restore the how much tension it can take before it breaks. Yes you may be able to get it to look decent on the outside , but the idside is what counts. Also many products you use to restore rubber may also make it oily, which is terrible for the CVT .
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Post by rockynv on May 25, 2015 23:03:34 GMT -5
At best you can lightly spray some belt dressing on it. Any oil or grease is just going to make it go elastic and get gummy leaving you with another mess to clean up.
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Post by tvnacman on May 26, 2015 4:43:48 GMT -5
sounds like a lot of work to save some coin. The pulleys don't break the the belts unless there is a sharp spot.
John
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