Hyperdrive belt dryness

[treehugger]

So my hyperdrive stuff came today there are enough parts to outfit my rc10 mid lethal weapon trans plus my other to mid cars with spares, but they feel a little dry.

So is it correct that a good soaking in wd40 will bring them back to runner condition ?
And while I'm on the subject of belt drive trans am I also correct in thinking if I fit a hyperdrive belt to a belt drive trans being in the correct rear position ie motor at the back, I will have to run the motor in reverse get a motor designed to run in reverse?

[drbelleville]

Be careful, if they are too dry the teeth can come off. I would spray them first and wipe them off. Check them for small cracks. Then just spray them again and let them sit without wiping them on a paper towel. they should be fine then, do not soak them in wd-40 unless you have one that you can try it out on first to ensure the rubber does not start separating. That is how I got mine to free up some on my Lynx Belt conversion. I know that four Touring Cars and Offroad 4wd buggies they used to treat the belts to free up the drive train.

[jwscab]

you will have to use a reverse rotation motor if all you add is the hyperdrive belt kit. If you can use a flat motor plate(like a litesink), and you can swap the input shaft of the trans, you can flip the whole assembly over and run it on the other side and use a standard motor.

[treehugger]

you will have to use a reverse rotation motor if all you add is the hyperdrive belt kit. If you can use a flat motor plate(like a litesink), and you can swap the input shaft of the trans, you can flip the whole assembly over and run it on the other side and use a standard motor.

of course thanks it pretty obvious now you tell me thankyou

Paul

[camlchris]

don't use WD-40 it will kill the belts !! Use this :

http://www.rocol.com/corp/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=85&lang=en

[soniccj5]

If you are running it in a mid engine rc-10, you will not need to make any changes to the transmission.

ED