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Originally Posted by Mrfriendly
Bill, what is your opinion of how often to replace the drive belt in a cart? thanks
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Not enough experience, this is the first one I've replaced.
For this one, I have about two years and 2,600 miles on it. I noticed it squeaking and when I measured the width it was down to 1 1/16 inch. Since it should have started at 1.2" (about 1 3/16") that means it had lost 1/8" off the width. This seemed like the right time to replace it.
I cleaned the clutch plates with brake cleaner. I didn't get much dust off but there was some. This helped the squeaking a bit even with the old belt (the new one was on order).
With the new belt I get a smoother start - not as much lurching as the engine rev's to initially engage the belt.