How big a job is it to replace a belt in my 10KW gen? 1999 U320
Ant recommendations for a repair shop in Nashville, TN?
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replaced belt on my 10 kw by removing the steel plate on floor of generatorwhich is held by four bolts. Access was still somewhat difficult.
I don't know anything about the 10 KW, but I had to remove the radiator on my 8 KW to do that. It wasn't too difficult and the rubber mounts for the radiator needed replacing too. I found the mounts at Grainger. I replaced the top and bottom hoses for the radiator also. I didn't have to remove the generator, just pull it forward on the slides. The exhaust pipe flexes so you can do that. The electrical grounding strap will only let it move a set distance.
Jerry:
Were the rubber isolators that you got from Grainger the same diameter (quarter sized) as stock or did you elect for a larger (silver dollar) sized isolator? Both of my bottom ones were broken and the top right one failed and let the fan housing drop down and it trashed the fan. I used factory replacements from Power Tech but, next time I will try Grainger for larger, more durable units.
Regards,
Yes, they were the same size, but afterward, I thought maybe I should have bought larger diameter ones. My fan blade tips were ground off some. I couldn't find a replacement fan, not even from Power Tech but so far it hasn't overheated.