Over the years, the automakers have consolidated accessory-drive components such as the alternator, the air-conditioning compressor and the power-steering pump onto one belt. On most late-model vehicles, this is the serpentine belt.
However, in the late 2000s, automakers began using a new type of belt to take some of the load off the main accessory-drive belt. It’s called a stretch belt, or stretch-fit belt.
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Learn how Palm has led the company’s aftermarket product management to ensure CRP’s future success.
When Mike Palm tells you he’s a jack of all trades at CRP Industries, he’s not lying.
Just look at his resume. He started with the company in 1986 as a graduate of Shippensburg University, just outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He found a marketing assistant job at CRP through a newspaper ad.
Clutch components tend to fail around the same time, so it’s a good idea to replace all of them to restore the system back to original condition.
It all starts today with an ignition switch.
Done properly, it can make you the sales professional look like a hero and earn you a customer for life.
What a long, strange trip it’s been.
Here are a few ideas to get things pulling in the right direction.
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One of the key functions is fighting corrosion in the engine.
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