3 belts? 2 belts? what? whats up with that?
 

ok, so I stopped at a bunch of autoparts stores and they kept telling me I have three belts.... but I don't.. I have two... let me count, yup one two... so I had to pull the alt/airpump belt off and have them match it, which they got close and now I'm off to the auto store again, to get a bigger belt..


are the stores just wrong? or is there something different about mine? I mean I have my airpump, a/c, p/s, w/p, and crank.... its all there....


I haven't had a chance to go by the dealer because I want a certain brand belt that they don't carry.

Same here except I just bought all three without thinking.

i think i got both of the belt numbers let me go cheak


ok whell correct me if im wrong because i got the plastic thing the belts come wraped in.. one of the is 505030 the other is 5060410 thats what i got for my car when both belts broke and then replaced them then after i needed another one because of the airpump removal

They probably list three belts because of the "a/c delete" belt. It's a shorter belt so your PS will still work if you take the A/C out. There are belt routing diagram stickers on the underside of factory hoods that show this.

NAPA listed 3 belts... the difference was between an auto and a manual trans, one of the belts (I can't remember which) is the same on both, and the other one is different... That's what I found when I replaced the belts on my brother's 94.

I asked at autozone for the 95 rx7 and they listed two belts, going to attempt to install it soon we'll see what happens

From the parts catalog

6pk-920 (w/power steering)
6pk-1045 (w/air cond)
5pk-1310 (auto)
5pk-1355 (manual)

Can some one give me the belt number ( one w/o a/c and still ps.)

The auto air pump is smaller diameter than the manual air pump, so the belt is different lengths. Some stores also list w/ or w/o a/c, and so there is another option. All FD's had only 2 belts.

I concur with RotaryResurrection's explanation.

-Max

got yeah,

I'll run out to the garage and get the belts that I used, I installed them yesterday and they fit fine....

P.S. if I forget, PM me and I'll send them to you.

NAPA listed 3 belts when I went in to replace them.

* alt belt
* p/s + a/c belt
* p/s belt

we've established that already, I just didn't know why, or if my motor was from a different year...

I told them to give me the "longer" belt and the second longest belt.... and they were a "close" match to what was on there before... they were the original belts and they didn't have them in stock so I had them give me the next size up, which was about 1" longer which was fine....

what make belts should i use?mine are frayed and need to be replaced before they pop..mazda?aftermarket? and how much? thanks

The "factory" ones are just going to be what ever that mazda or region sells... Not like the thermostat.

Personally I use a the Goodyear Gatorbacks, they they work very well.. I've used them on MANY different cars and they are resistant to stretching as well.

thanks alot man...so ill just see what the best price i can get is ..