OK darling get yer tights off "the fan belts broken", honest!

Is it just the two web browsers on my computers of has the Ex Oz software decided to remap the apostrophe!?

Mike, look here ..... Site Link

Hi Mike,
never tried the tights my self but when I was a little tacker we were flagged down and the guy asked for me mums tights as his fan belt had snapped. seemed to work but were talking EH, EK days. Trouble is now, there are so many pullies to go around, I'd need a taller wife.

Rgds
Ian

I lost a fan belt on an EB falcon years ago. My old man came to the rescue with a pair of stockings. Once fitted I think I travelled at least 200m before they could no longer be used for dinner (or as a belt in a car for that matter).

These days I keep the set of belts I took out at last service, although ideally I'd carry all new ones. When I get to replacing my hoses (on the to-do list, but it's a long list) I'll carry the spares of them too. The belts especially don't take up much space and tuck neatly into one of the side pockets in the back of the 'Cruiser.

Having replaced the belts myself the first time, I know I can replace all of them in around 15 minutes and I know there are no other component removal requirements. Knowing I carry them with me means that even if I'm around town I won't get stuck with my car 5kms from home late at night when I can't find replacements.

I did a fan belt in the cold in Melbourne on Friday.

Not really sure why - they were only 30ks old, but I can say that I can't imagine stockings really providing sufficient strength and friction to really work effectively, if at all.

Carrying spare belts seems like the obvious solution...

Blackwoods, Macphersons and engineering suppliers carry a range of "LinkBelt" in differing configurations for different pulley profiles. Handy, I have some I carry when I'm in the outback where there is limited availability to "Road side assistance"
As to the tights, well I confess to spending most of my misspent youth trying to get girls tights off, however my intentions were far more evil than useing them as fan belts.....I just wanted the tights OFF
Sybil dosen't wear tights, she is into stockings with suspender belts and these do not have the strength to take the torque of the Jack's engine.

the ones in shakers link are easy to use and adjust,dont know how they go at high speed.i use that type on oil lube pumps at work but they are low speed.there was a tube type with push in joiner but havent see them for a while,had sizes to b section

Gday Mike,
Wouldn't trust a set of tights, stockings, knickers, suspenders or a bra. I'm guessing all the lumberjacks with chainsaws would carry them though :-))))))

I change mine every 100,000k (the fanbelts that is) To me they're a maintenance item. New ones go on the vehicle, and old ones into the spares. Have had too many problems with aftermarket belts (noise, slipping, breaks) I only use the genuine belts.

Cheers
Phil

Mike,
Years ago (~30) I was up near William Ck and the fan pulley on my S3 Landrover broke. I used a set of my then companion's (F) tights to link the water pump and crank pulley. 2 pairs worked well enough to get me slowly the 40ks, with 3 stops to cool down, to the William Ck pub. Got it fixed at Anna Ck station the next day by a mechanic who just happened to be at the pub that night. How he could see straight the next day I don't know but sure did a great job.
alastair

Hey Mike,

Remember the 'tights' well - in our day - obviously your and my time frame - biggest obstacle was the explanation as to WHY?

Used in my Morris Oxford van, Hillman Imp and the old man's Vauxhall Cresta.

always worked - not for repairs but.........................................

Seeya

c

Hi Mike

About 20 years ago I used to go up to Merrimbula for the Jazz festival, I normally went up with my brother's mother and sister inlaw, anyway we were coming back and just near Stratford the fan belt in the car I was in snapped, and we got out - and had a look under the bonnet and I said "your fan belt has snapped have you got a pair of pantihose". My companions looked at me in a kind of silly way and asked "why" I said "coz I can fix that belt then and that'll get us to the next town." They didn't trust me, and my brother's mother inlaw later told me she thought I was going to put the 'hose on and flag down a logging truck...!!!

Anyway, the pantihose did the trick and we limped into Stratford and got the belt fixed, and the mechanic was very impressed that "a young sheila" knew what to do...lol...

cheers

Lyn

I use good quality heavy duty cable ties. Easy to fit and adjust, and have driven about 10km without them letting go!

The detachable/adjustable belts look good as V-belt replacements. Is there an equivalent for the multi-rib serpentine belts now so common?