Thread: Timing Belt
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      08-27-2008, 11:52 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by gio View Post
How could a chain slip? I imagine it's something like a bicycle chain, right? A bicycle chain has to be pretty worn before it slips, nothing like the notched belt in many cars.
Over time, the chain will stretch, when that happens, the teeth will begin to wear, and before you know it, the stretched chain will slip over worn teeth...ka boom
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