How to properly inspect, maintain and replace important front-end accessory drive and cooling system components - primarily belts, hoses, tensioners and the water pumps. Further your education and enhance customer service. Training Information Make your request here.  Gates is your best information resource for your classroom and business.   techTIPS Learn the answers to many questions through Gates weekly techTIPS, developed by Gates engineers to help you better serve your customers. Professional Development Series Seven "Professional Development Series" manuals provide general information on cooling, power steering and hydraulic systems. "Introduction to Front-End Accessory and V-Belt Drive Systems" "Introduction to Automotive Fluid Systems" "Introduction to Power Steering" "Guide to Using the Gates Hydraulics Catalog" "Introduction to Hydraulics" "Introduction to Fleet & Heavy-Duty" "Selling the Fleet Market"

Programs/Promotions  Gates Automotive Tools

Interactive Hydraulic Training Classes
Classes can be tailored to the participants’ needs. For additional information and to schedule a class, contact Rick Mirtz at 303-744-5119 or rmirtz@gates.com	Gates Automotive Aftermarket division is offering an interactive hydraulic training program designed to improve product knowledge, selling techniques, and fabrication practices for hydraulic sales associates and technicians. Upcoming sessions will be held October 8 – 9 and 11 – 12, 2007, at the Gates Customer Solutions Center, Englewood, Colorado. Additional classes will be scheduled in 2007 and 2008. Topics include:   • Hydraulic technology   • Gates products   • Hose identification   • Coupling thread end identification   • Hose assembly and routing   • Hydraulic safety   • The fluid power market   • Related selling   • Avoiding comebacks The 70,000 square foot Gates Customer Solutions Center features:  • several technical labs   • mobile equipment bays   • a theater-style classroom with individual computer workstations.

Training CDs & Tapes Gates professional video tapes and a CD will show you how to identify and troubleshoot cooling system, belt, hose, power steering and hydraulic systems. "Cooling System" VHS   "Micro-V Belts" VHS   "Timing Belts" VHS   "Power Steering Systems" VHS   "Hydraulic Training" VHS   "Green Stripe DriveAlign Heavy-Duty Tensioners" CD   "Timing Belt Replacement Manual CD"   Shrek the Tech "Serpentine, Timing Belts" CD   Shrek the Tech "Cooling Systems" CD

Wall Charts  Gates wall charts clearly illustrate belt, hose and tensioner failure modes. "How to recognize belt tensioner problems"  "Troubleshooting belt failures"  "Troubleshooting hose failures"  "A guide to heavy duty belt tensioner failure"  "Light Duty Tensioner failure chart"

Belt Tensioners/Pulleys techTIPS Gates engineers have prepared a series of "Automotive TECHTIPS" containing hints on the selection and application of V-belt tensioners. "Round torsional spring vs. flat spring tensioners - which has fewer contamination problems?" "Round torsional spring vs. flat spring tensioners - which has fewer noise problems?" "Round torsional spring versus flat spring technology - which has greater technical advantages?" "Plastic vs. steel tensioner pulleys - how important is performance?" "Aluminum vs. steel locating pins - how important is strength?" "Avoid comebacks, install permeation-resistant fuel line hose"

Use Proper Hose On Fuel Injection Systems Standard fuel line hose is not built for the throttle body and port fuel injection systems on today's automobiles. Gates engineers recommend SAE30R9 hose as the best choice for reducing comebacks and for extended service life on fuel systems.

Cooling Systems Belt & Hose BulletPointsLearn important details about current trends related to cooling system belts and hoses. "Maintenance-Free Cooling Systems" "Micro-V Belts: Why design is essential for maximum performance and belt longevity." "Automatic belt tensioners: Why cars have them and where to get them" "Understanding Branched Hose: The next generation of automotive hose"

Learn about Timing Component Kits  In the aftermarket, warranties are one of the biggest concerns for installers and parts manufacturers. "Job comebacks" greatly reduce productivity and profitability for installers, not to mention the loss of repeat business and negative word of mouth. This is especially true when replacing the timing belt.

ACtion Magazine Article
Mobile Air Conditioning Society cites Gates research on coolant hose failure Engineers at The Gates Rubber Company have isolated one of the "root causes of coolant hose failure." Four years of field tests on fleet vehicles show that electrochemical degradation of the hose tube is "by far the major failure mode for cooling system hoses." The solution? "After four years," Gates explains, "the incidence of hose failure increases sharply to the point where motorists should consider having the hoses replaced to avoid highway problems." ACtion magazine, the official publication of the Mobile Air Conditioning Society (MACS), the leading non-profit trade association for the mobile air conditioning, heating and engine cooling system segment of the automotive aftermarket. Reprinted with permission of the Mobile Air Conditioning Society Worldwide, Lansdale, PA, USA. All rights reserved. Copyright 2003.   MOTOR Magazine Article   Do you know your coolants? With so many different coolants out there, it's important--make that essential--to know what's safe to put in where, and when. A feature article in a recent issue of MOTOR magazine explains the latest coolant technology. Reprinted with permission from the August 2004 issue of MOTOR Magazine. Copyright 2004. Hearst Business Publishing, Troy, Mich. All rights reserved.