Cinturones de accesorios para automóviles y camiones y Piezas para Volkswagen Beetle

Belts, Pulleys, and Brackets for Volkswagen Beetle

The various belts, pulleys, and brackets for Volkswagen Beetle offer useful assistance to other components of the car. These pulleys and belts come in different shapes and sizes, with each one performing slightly different tasks depending on where it is installed. Its important to understand how the belt and pulley systems of a car operate, what each type does, and what might cause them to fail.

Your Beetles engine uses several belts to provide power to the mechanical components that are attached to it. The auto industry refers to this system collectively as drive belts, and each drive belt has a specific name and function. These belts also use a system of pulleys to go back and forth, with most stock pulleys constructed from durable plastic or other materials. Its important to understand each drive belt and its function in order to get the most out of your cars engine performance.

• The crankshaft of your engine needs to be able to turn the camshaft. The timing belt and its pulley system are what allows it to do so. Timing belts are crafted from rubber and contain special notches that fit into grooves to keep them attached and moving smoothly. Your engine cannot operate without a working timing belt, and in fact, a broken timing belt can cause serious damage to your cars functionality.
• Serpentine belts provide power to your Volkswagens air conditioning, air injection pump, cooling fan, and steering mechanism. Without a working serpentine belt, these parts cannot function properly. A faulty serpentine could cause your engine to overheat as it no longer has access to the devices that keep it cool. In turn, this overheating could cause serious damage to other parts of the vehicle.
• V-belts perform many of the same functions as their serpentine counterparts. However, serpentines connect several mechanisms that run off the Beetles engine. V-belts, in contrast, connect to a single device and use hardened V-belt pulleys to run.
• A drive belt tensioner pulley works in conjunction with any serpentines to make sure the belt mechanism has enough tension to move the other pulleys.

If the V-belts or timing belts on your car are faulty, your engine will cease to function. This renders your car inoperable and could cause serious damage to the engine itself or any mechanisms that rely on it for power. Its important to recognize the common signs of failing V-belts and timing belts and replace any faulty ones as soon as possible. Note that these systems are subjected to constant heat and friction and youll need to replace them eventually.

• A squealing noise from the front part of your Beetle may indicate a faulty V-belt.
• If you lose air conditioning or steering capabilities, some pulleys have failed. This is a serious issue as loss of steering is a safety hazard.
• If your engines valves and camshaft are bent, a broken timing belt is the most likely culprit.
• You should visually inspect each V-belt or timing belt for physical cracks and replace any that exhibit such defects.