[Vwdiesel] TD eats alternator belts

[Doyt W. Echelberger]

I have a 1985 Jetta turbo diesel 5spd (with air conditioning) that has 
broken 3 alternator belts since late summer 2003. They last about 2-3 months.

The broken belts look like they have had the outer top layer of the belt 
peeled away on one side...the side toward the alternator itself.

I'm guessing that the metal walls making the "V" of the pulleys is at the 
wrong angle for the belt, and the top layer of the belt gets compressed 
from each side.

Or, saying it another way, I think the "V" of the belt is too broad an 
angle, putting all the friction on the uppermost layers of the belt as 
those walls ride against the metal walls of the pulleys. But, I'm just 
guessing.

If anybody ever had the same condition of their car destroying alternator 
belts, I'd appreciate hearing how you solved the problem.

Doyt Echelberger
Ohio   USA