[V8] Serpentine belt disintegration

[Coleman, David]

Has anyone had their serpentine belt shred apart?  After a week or so of
sqealing with the A/C switched on, my belt gave up completely last
Friday.  I was meaning to check the tensioner mechanism, but weather was
so bad I was hoping to make it to the weekend... fell short by half a
mile.  Man, no power steering is tough.

The belt is only a few months old.  With a quick look while extracting
strands of shredded rubber from around the fan, all the pulleys seem to
spin as they should.  Still haven't inspected the tensioner.  Just
wondering if anyone's had a belt go in such a manner.

Thanks all!

-DaveC.

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