Opinions please: Storage of belts and hoses

[pluton]

I've got spare fan/alt/A/C belts and spare radiator hoses that I've stored indoors in sealed ziploc bags, either in the house or under the back seat of the 4Runner.
How long, stored this way, can they be stored and still be viable as replacements? 'They' say with tires, 6 years is marginal and discard after 10 years. Same thing with these OEM Toyota belts and hoses?

 

[nissanh]

I bought OEM coolant hoses for diesel pump and radiator for our 1990 hilux and 1992 Corolla. The plastic wrapping shows the age but the hoses looks like they were made recently. Surely don't store in hot humid weathers. I bought lot of OEM NOS (new old stock) parts for these two old vehicles and those all are in excellent shape.

 

[jbtvt]

I put a NOS brake line on the GS recently, was almost 20 years old and still in great shape. Keep them cool and out of the sunlight and they should be fine. If you really want them to last you could put them in glass jars with a shot of argon from your welder. I do that with supplements and moisture cure bedliner, but overkill for most things.

 

[Drew76]

I've been treating all rubber parts - belts, hoses, tires with 303 UV protectant. spray big parts and let sit (in sun is good) for a few days or overnight, let product soak in. coil up belts and place in coffee can flat and pour in 303 in and slosh around for a bit and let sit, wipe off gently and store. The sealed with Argon tip mentioned above seems like sound advice too - recently saw a built in wine distribution system in a rich guys condo that had 4 different wine dispensers, think of a fridge with a built in water dispenser. the 4 bottles of wine had an automatic argon feed that would displace the oxygen in the wine bottle as the wine was used to keep it from spoiling.

 

[brillo_76]

Anyone ever use a product called ru-glyde?


It will basically keep any rubber product perfect for an extremely long time.


I use it all the time and it works great for the protection of rubber products. I wouldn't use it on any belts though.


I would just keep the parts out of the sun and in a climate controlled environment. That should make those parts like new for a long time.

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[Dieselchessy]

I just put the new ones on the rig and keep the old ones for emergency spares. Then the next time I do a tune up, I install new, move the used ones to the spares, and toss the old spares.

Funny thing is, it’s damn rare to use the spares if you do proper maintenance.
I label the spares with duct tape and a sharpie. Store them in cordura tool bags in my rig similar to recovery gear, ect. I have maybe 120# of tools and gear in my rig all in tool bags.

 

[Captsolo]

I had 140,000 miles on my SR5 2005 and the mechanic was replacing my AC compressor and I gave him a new serpentine belt from Amazon.

Amazon.com: Bando 7PK2120 OEM Quality Serpentine Belt: Automotive

He handed it back to me and said the OEM belt was in fine working order - so I store the new serpentine belt in the garage out of the sun.

 

[3bears]

I just put the new ones on the rig and keep the old ones for emergency spares. Then the next time I do a tune up, I install new, move the used ones to the spares, and toss the old spares.

Funny thing is, it’s damn rare to use the spares if you do proper maintenance.
I label the spares with duct tape and a sharpie. Store them in cordura tool bags in my rig similar to recovery gear, ect. I have maybe 120# of tools and gear in my rig all in tool bags.

same with me, put on new, keep old for emergency back up, stored under seat in jack area. then a few years later repeat. My current only have about 2 years on them, that would make my spares about 5 years old. I also look my rig over very often...and if I see one belt looking bad, I will replace all.

 

[3bears]

Anyone ever use a product called ru-glyde?


It will basically keep any rubber product perfect for an extremely long time.


I use it all the time and it works great for the protection of rubber products. I wouldn't use it on any belts though.


I would just keep the parts out of the sun and in a climate controlled environment. That should make those parts like new for a long time.

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used to use that alot. We even used to spray it on squeaky suspension parts.

now I use some german stuff,,,,cant remeber name....starts with a P
use it on door seals etc. It also helps keep doors from sticking as much in winter.

 

[phattyduck]

used to use that alot. We even used to spray it on squeaky suspension parts.

now I use some german stuff,,,,cant remeber name....starts with a P
use it on door seals etc. It also helps keep doors from sticking as much in winter.

Gummi Pflege

I don't have a German car, but the name still sticks in my head. :bigok:

-Charlie

 

[3bears]

Gummi Pflege

I don't have a German car, but the name still sticks in my head. :bigok:

-Charlie

yep...thats it.

 

[brillo_76]

Gummi Pflege



I don't have a German car, but the name still sticks in my head. :bigok:



-Charlie

Never heard of that. Looks like gummi pledge. German pledge. I sure that product works well. I like my ru-glyde and it takes me forever to use up a gallon of it.

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