Round and round it goes and comes off here . . .

[Fred Munro]

Hi Mike;

If the specified Euro belt is not used, the car will spit it out. North
American belts have the wrong V section for the Audi pulleys.
If you are using the right Euro belt and the car is still spitting them out,
something is out of alignment, either static or under load. Check all mounts
for tightness and wear - can the alternator move under load? Check the
adjusting mechanism for wear. Check the pulleys for alignment - are they out
of plane, or in plane but staggered? It sounds like an alignment issue.

HTH

Fred Munro
'94 S4

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Arman" <armanmik at n-jcenter.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 3:26 PM
Subject: Round and round it goes and comes off here . . .


>
> Need some odd parts for a 4 cyl 1986 4000, 2wd automatic.
>
> Car is eating alternator belts right, left and center. Goes about 50 to
100
> miles and zap, another one is gone. I've very carefully run my finger
> around the vee of the alternator pulley, the water pump pulley and the
> correct groove on the harmonic balancer, and other than one dent in the
> alternator pulley (since fixed), they seem smooth and OK. Owner has tried
> US and German belts, various sizes and angles, correctly installed and
> tensioned, no good.
>
> Belts come off chewed up on the rear side, then they break. She now has a
> pretty impressive collection of very low time broken alternator belts.
>
> Power steering belt is fine, stays on and works prefectly.
>
> Plan B is to see if anyone has these three parts: Alternator pulley, water
> pump pulley, harmonic balancer. Please be gentle on prices - the owner of
> the car is a sweet young thing (with a stud in her navel) and this is her
> first car. There are no 4Ks in the local pick-n-pull right now, and she's
> getting desperate.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Mike Arman