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The material we use to make our pulleys and brackets is called 6061-T6 billet aluminum. This material has been around since 1935. It is used for many things because of its good mechanical properties and its ability to be welded and machined. 6061 tells us that the material is a precipitation-hardened aluminum alloy that use magnesium and silicon as its major alloy elements. The alpha-numerical suffix represents the temper-degree of hardness and how the hardness was achieved. T6 tells us that the …

Serpentine belts are used in new vehicles due to the fact that they are easier to maintain and are less complicated to install. V-Belts are still used on the majority of the older, classic motors. Some simply like the style they give or having each of their accessories run on their own belt. The deep V of the v-belt can help guide the belt back into place if the alignment is slightly off. And with being a smaller size belt the pulleys tend to be on the smaller side, making things a little m …