wallfish 16,994 #26 Posted April 3, 2023 Just now, Handy Don said: As @wallfish mentioned, rust in the pulley sheave is bad for smooth clutching and it’ll wear belts quickly. With the motor OFF, I “shoeshine” a strip of very fine emory cloth (800 or higher) in the groove to clean it up. I do it a bit more dangerous. Remove the belt. Run the engine and clean it with a wire brush at idle speed. Still have all my fingers! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,216 #27 Posted April 3, 2023 1 hour ago, wallfish said: I do it a bit more dangerous. Remove the belt. Run the engine and clean it with a wire brush at idle speed. Still have all my fingers! Hmmm. Did I say off? I like the wirebrush idea, tho. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ML3 1,200 #28 Posted April 4, 2023 I cleaned it up w/sandpaper & also a longer bristle wire brush. Definitely made an improvement. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
