[V8] Serpentine belt disintegration

[Kneale Brownson]

I had a belt slip out of alignment on the A/C pulley and get marked up
severely, but it didn't shred before I discovered it.  I replaced it
anyway, because a couple of the ribs were chewed up.  A/C was making
strange noises, which called my attention to it.  The A/C pulley has a
little lip on it that probably was shredding your belt.


At 03:13 PM 7/17/2006 -0400, Coleman, David wrote:
>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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