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Old 05-01-2010, 08:30 PM   #105 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by CapriRacer View Post
Sorry, but the steel belts are neither radial nor circumferential. They are at about a 15° angle. And while the belt slows the “arching” affect down, it does not prevent it from happening.
I suppose this diagram is just wrong then?

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