24-06-2015, 09:55 AM
(This post was last modified: 24-06-2015, 10:42 AM by pug306driver.)
The belt jumped!! 
Anyways the pulley that the car came with is different form the s gates pulleys, and has a bigger offset from the cam drive sprocket, meaning the belt will align better now rather than touch the spring tensioner allan bolt, hence the squeak.
Pics below marked "gates" is the first pulley which arrived late last week, wobbled slightly, with the drive ring moving with finger and thumb pressure.
The pics marked R is the exchanged replacement pulley, marked with A GATES INK STAMP AND PART NUMBER.
The replacement pulley is totally different from the suspect one!
the r pulley is clearly totally different and a ""gates" product, unlike the other one.
the rear groove "land" and keyway are different.
will fit today ( no time left yesterday ) and report back
the gates rep said that it was probably a manufacturers mix up??
have sent picsd to him as well as gates team for their feedback.
I suspect that the gates pulley was taken out of the box by some toe rag somewhere along the distribution line and a cheap copy placed inside the box, as the gates seal was intact. I do not suspect the local motor factor of anything dodgy, as the pulley came from a red Italian sports car make named supplier near the mersey. will try and upload pics via photobucket which is being naughty at the moment.
gates pulley suspect rear![[Image: gates%20pulley%20inner_zpsvqtglv3r.jpg]](http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn9/richsd5/gates%20pulley%20inner_zpsvqtglv3r.jpg)
gates pulley suspect front
![[Image: gates%20pulley%20outer_zpszxybtdrj.jpg]](http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn9/richsd5/gates%20pulley%20outer_zpszxybtdrj.jpg)
gates pulley label![[Image: gates%20side%20label_zpsfbnppjh5.jpg]](http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn9/richsd5/gates%20side%20label_zpsfbnppjh5.jpg)
gates pulley box![[Image: gates%20top%20label%20box_zpsqgfl5yvz.jpg]](http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn9/richsd5/gates%20top%20label%20box_zpsqgfl5yvz.jpg)
r pulley label![[Image: rpulley%20label_zpsux3panxr.jpg]](http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn9/richsd5/rpulley%20label_zpsux3panxr.jpg)
r pulley box
![[Image: rpulley%20box%20number_zps4ofg7iia.jpg]](http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn9/richsd5/rpulley%20box%20number_zps4ofg7iia.jpg)
r pulley rear![[Image: rpulley%20groove_zpsdlmltvkx.jpg]](http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn9/richsd5/rpulley%20groove_zpsdlmltvkx.jpg)
r pulley front![[Image: rpulley%20front_zpshxytorsr.jpg]](http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn9/richsd5/rpulley%20front_zpshxytorsr.jpg)
Anyways the pulley that the car came with is different form the s gates pulleys, and has a bigger offset from the cam drive sprocket, meaning the belt will align better now rather than touch the spring tensioner allan bolt, hence the squeak.
Pics below marked "gates" is the first pulley which arrived late last week, wobbled slightly, with the drive ring moving with finger and thumb pressure.
The pics marked R is the exchanged replacement pulley, marked with A GATES INK STAMP AND PART NUMBER.
The replacement pulley is totally different from the suspect one!
the r pulley is clearly totally different and a ""gates" product, unlike the other one.
the rear groove "land" and keyway are different.
will fit today ( no time left yesterday ) and report back
the gates rep said that it was probably a manufacturers mix up??
have sent picsd to him as well as gates team for their feedback.
I suspect that the gates pulley was taken out of the box by some toe rag somewhere along the distribution line and a cheap copy placed inside the box, as the gates seal was intact. I do not suspect the local motor factor of anything dodgy, as the pulley came from a red Italian sports car make named supplier near the mersey. will try and upload pics via photobucket which is being naughty at the moment.
gates pulley suspect rear
![[Image: gates%20pulley%20inner_zpsvqtglv3r.jpg]](http://s300.photobucket.com/user/richsd5/media/gates%20pulley%20inner_zpsvqtglv3r.jpg.html)
gates pulley suspect front
![[Image: gates%20pulley%20outer_zpszxybtdrj.jpg]](http://s300.photobucket.com/user/richsd5/media/gates%20pulley%20outer_zpszxybtdrj.jpg.html)
gates pulley label
![[Image: gates%20side%20label_zpsfbnppjh5.jpg]](http://s300.photobucket.com/user/richsd5/media/gates%20side%20label_zpsfbnppjh5.jpg.html)
gates pulley box
![[Image: gates%20top%20label%20box_zpsqgfl5yvz.jpg]](http://s300.photobucket.com/user/richsd5/media/gates%20top%20label%20box_zpsqgfl5yvz.jpg.html)
r pulley label
![[Image: rpulley%20label_zpsux3panxr.jpg]](http://s300.photobucket.com/user/richsd5/media/rpulley%20label_zpsux3panxr.jpg.html)
r pulley box
![[Image: rpulley%20box%20number_zps4ofg7iia.jpg]](http://s300.photobucket.com/user/richsd5/media/rpulley%20box%20number_zps4ofg7iia.jpg.html)
r pulley rear
![[Image: rpulley%20groove_zpsdlmltvkx.jpg]](http://s300.photobucket.com/user/richsd5/media/rpulley%20groove_zpsdlmltvkx.jpg.html)
r pulley front
![[Image: rpulley%20front_zpshxytorsr.jpg]](http://s300.photobucket.com/user/richsd5/media/rpulley%20front_zpshxytorsr.jpg.html)