'89 100: alternator belt... gone!!

[Fred Munro]

Hi Andy;

Have you been using the proper size metric belt or a North American generic?
The v profile on the North American belts don't match the Audi pulleys.

Fred Munro
'94 S4

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Goldberg" <andynyc at spacelab.net>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 2:05 PM
Subject: '89 100: alternator belt... gone!!


> 1989 Audi 100 sedan (oh, how I love thee :)
>
> My alternator belt snapped off for the second time sice August yesterday.
> The first time, back in August, was 2 days after I had a new A/C
compressor
> installed.  No problems since then, until yesterday, when the new
alternator
> belt snapped off.  Both times it occurred on a highway at around 60mph.
> This time, it completely snapped, even though I pulled over right away the
> belt was gone, no traces of it dragging along.
>
> My mechanic was unable to find a particular reason, this time or last
time,
> although he's not an Audi or German car expert.
>
> Any ideas, what should I be looking at as a possible cause?  Sounds too
> strange to be a coincedence.
>
> Thanks!!
>
> -Andy
> andynyc at spacelab.net
>
>