VW Serpentine Belt - Hutchinson 077903137AB

Product Information

Your vehicles serpentine belt is designed to drive your engines accessories such as the water pump, alternator, power steering pump, and A/C compressor. Depending on the configuration of your vehicles accessory array your vehicle may have a single or multiple serpentine belts. Compared to traditional v-belts serpentine belts have a long and reliable service life and rarely require maintenance before replacement.

Due to the materials that modern serpentine belts are made out of it is possible for them to last anywhere from 50,000 miles to upwards of 80,000 miles. When replacing your vehicles serpentine belt it is highly recommended to inspect all related pulleys and tensioners. In most cases it is recommended to replace the belt and pulleys/tensioners at the same time.

• Cracks or fraying
• Squealing or squeaking from engine bay
• Stretching causing low friction over pulleys
• Chemical spills such as oil or coolant leaks
• Accessories not providing proper output as intended

About Hutchinson

Hutchinson's roots derive from back in 1853 when Hiram Hutchinson entered the shoe market under the brand name à l'Aigle. The company took its fist steps in 1860 to open up its third factory in Mannheim, Germany, selling to the Central European Markets. 30 years later the company began making bicycle tires in addition to the shoe manufacturing. It was 13 years later that Hutchinson realized that rubber can be used for everything and that they could produce much more such as automotive car tires. coated fabric for airplanes, and dirigibles. By the 1920's, Hutchinson was manufacturing products within 10 segments: shoes, clothes, fabrics, cars, motorcycles, bicycles, heavy vehicles, balloons, heels and technical products. The best-selling products of the time are floor mats, Kégresse caterpillar track belts for Citroën, and seals for jars. Throughout the years Hutchinson had acquired several company's along with developing several new technologies including a process to get rubber to bond to metal via brass coating. Today The Hutchinson Group has become a specialist in elastomer applications for industry and the automotive sector developing new products including engine mounts for many European car makers.