Fortunately the multiple pistons balance out the vibrations
I'm finding out that between the twisty country roads up here, the inspiration those provide to indulge in spirited driving and possibly some flex in the radiator bracket rubber, this issue can become a serious problem.
Here is what happened to me last weekend.
With an immense does of good fortune, this happened right as I was parking my car at the Novato cars and coffee... and not during the one hour drive there or, worse, during the 13 hour drive from LA to NorCal a few months ago. And the culprit is... the Sanden compressor pulley. Even through there is about 1/4 inch clearance between it and the hose at idle, during driving, things tend to move more then that. The pulley cut the clamp in half. Fortunately the hose was only scored and not cut. Lucky for me, Lisa 02p (who was parked next to me) called her friend Kacey from Bill Arnold BMW, who was also attending the cnc. She immediately drove to her shop, got me a new clamp, installed it and, thanks to her help, I was able to get back home... albeit at a much more measured speed. Those two women saved my day!
I like this idea. It seems like it would be relatively simple test before switching to a different bracket system all together.Every situation is a little different but possibly a shorter belt would move the pulley over some. I use the E28 setup.
I did this to mine.
Best to get the Gates catelogue and buy a couple sizes smaller from the local autoparts store and keep the one that works and return the others
Crap, you're right! I kept thinking it was 9mm... Doh! Yes, 90 is way too much!!!Bo, 90mm is a lot, around 3 1/2”, so it would shorten the length 1 3/4”.
Haha. I had a feeling it wasn’t going to be that easy...Bo, Don’t go there!