I may be wrong, but I believe the inner part is still steel, the same as the others, it's just the outer part that's billet. Check that before dropping $50. -----Original Message----- From: atx <atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Mon, Aug 24, 2009 3:10 pm Subject: [tcb] Re: Generator pulley? What about a billet pulley? ?Austin VeeDub stocks it and says they are much better than stock. ?A bit pricey at $50 but maybe worth it. Jeff sent via iPhone On Aug 24, 2009, at 3:37 PM, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Carry a couple of spares and stay out of Muskogee. --- On Mon, 8/24/09, singlecabboy <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: singlecabboy <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: Generator pulley? To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Monday, August 24, 2009, 1:29 PM Carry a extra throttle cable.I broke one two years in a row in Muskogee OK. I figured i'd either carry a spare or change routes to Eureka Springs.I think Dan broke one somewhere and it helped him out. Paul Smith ? 2009 Zone Tour 1999-2009 ,10 years of Trucking ? H.B.B T.C.B Transporters at the Point 6? October 9,10,and 11, 2009"Love all,trust a few,Do wrong to none" --- On Mon, 8/24/09, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [tcb] Re: Generator pulley? > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Monday, August 24, 2009, 9:15 AM > Look > for some originals at the next swap meet. > > --- On Mon, 8/24/09, Mike Hayes > <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > From: Mike Hayes <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [tcb] Re: Generator pulley? > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Monday, August 24, 2009, 8:22 AM > > > The new ones I've been getting > are spot welded to the center hub part > with 3 welds and they break those welds. > > sammie smith wrote: > > Reasonably so. Check it occasionally and it will > usually give you fair > > warning before catastrophic failure.? I have > never had one crater on > > me on the road.? Have usually noticed > deterioration before failure. > > > > --- On *Sun, 8/23/09, atx /<atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx>/* > wrote: > > > > > >? ???From: atx <atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx> > >? ???Subject: [tcb] Re: Generator > pulley? > >? ???To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" > <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >? ???Date: Sunday, August 23, 2009, > 10:47 PM > > > >? ???Thanks for the lists, a pulley > wasn't on mine.? It will be now. > > > >? ???Also, I remember Dan having a > good list. > > > >? ???So it's an easy enough > fix, and worth carrying a spare, but is > >? ???failure of this part common? > > > >? ???Jeff > > > >? ???sent via iPhone > > > > > >? ???On Aug 23, 2009, at 9:26 PM, > Mike Hayes <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx > >? ???<http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> > >? ???wrote: > > > >? ???Wow such a small list.? > :-)? ? I'm sure there is something I forgot. > > > >? ???I carry that and.... > > > >? ???points > >? ???cap > >? ???rotor > >? ???condenser > >? ???1 set plugs > >? ???1 long plug wire > >? ???1 engine gasket kit > >? ???1 set of wheel bearings > >? ???nuts, bolts, washers and > cotter pins > >? ???a well used but good >? distributer > >? ???new fuel pump > >? ???clutch cable > >? ???throttle cable > >? ???old but good coil > >? ???bulbs, fuses extra wire > >? ???high temp silicon > >? ???jb weld > >? ???duck tape > >? ???zip tie's > >? ???Flash light > >? ???small floor jack > >? ???4 way lug wrench > >? ???couple of fuel filters > >? ???couple feet of fuel line > >? ???5 quart jug of oil > >? ???brake fluid > >? ???Toolbox > > > > > > > > > > > >? ???Alma Jo Barrera wrote: > >? ???There is an unspoken >? emergency kit that should be carried with you > >? ???at all times. > > > >? ???1. fire extinguisher > >? ???2. belt > >? ???3. pulley ( yes I have had one > just shatter) > >? ???4. shims > >? ???5. woodruff key > >? ???6. fire extinguisher (again) > >? ???7. accelerator cable > >? ???8. clutch cable > >? ???9. flares > >? ???10. cold beer > > > >? ???Other Vokies can probably add > to the list, I am a fairly newbie > >? ???and still don't know all > the ins and outs. > > > >? ???I was told that as soon as the > belt brakes or pulley goes out to > >? ???pull over..no ands, if or buts > about it. >? So I have just made that > >? ???my rule of thumb. > > > >? ???Alma jo > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >? ? ? ? ? > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com