Snapped my 6rib alternator/ac belt this morning
01-06-2003, 06:06 AM
#1
Snapped my 6rib alternator/ac belt this morning
All I got is a UDP, got out this morning after I remote started the car, cleaned the snow off, drove 1/2mile, and heard a bang, normally the same change rattling bang when I go over the bumps on the road that are brought up by pipes underground.
I just heard something and some crap rattle under my car, at the time I thought it was maybe snow/ice falling off the wheel well and rattling under the car, next light saw the battery light, seat belt light, and brake light on. I knew that belt had snapped at that point, got to work 1mile later and verified it. Definetely gone.
Now dont know if it snapped cause my alternator or my ac compressor locked up. If so, im going to be ****ed.
Going to have to drive this **** back home and to the auto store to get the belt and get it back on tonight.
Dixit
I just heard something and some crap rattle under my car, at the time I thought it was maybe snow/ice falling off the wheel well and rattling under the car, next light saw the battery light, seat belt light, and brake light on. I knew that belt had snapped at that point, got to work 1mile later and verified it. Definetely gone.
Now dont know if it snapped cause my alternator or my ac compressor locked up. If so, im going to be ****ed.
Going to have to drive this **** back home and to the auto store to get the belt and get it back on tonight.
Dixit
01-06-2003, 07:01 AM
#3
Originally posted by UMD_MaxSE
the belt may have been too tight...
sucks
the belt may have been too tight...
sucks
Dixit
01-06-2003, 08:15 AM
#7
google image search for broken belt yields this:
http://www.teamtoilet.com/crap/belt1.jpg
I'm sure that sums up your feelings about your belt right now
http://www.teamtoilet.com/crap/belt1.jpg
I'm sure that sums up your feelings about your belt right now
01-06-2003, 08:23 AM
#8
Originally posted by TimW
google image search for broken belt yields this:
http://www.teamtoilet.com/crap/belt1.jpg
I'm sure that sums up your feelings about your belt right now
google image search for broken belt yields this:
http://www.teamtoilet.com/crap/belt1.jpg
I'm sure that sums up your feelings about your belt right now
01-06-2003, 08:32 AM
#9
Originally posted by TimW
google image search for broken belt yields this:
http://www.teamtoilet.com/crap/belt1.jpg
I'm sure that sums up your feelings about your belt right now
google image search for broken belt yields this:
http://www.teamtoilet.com/crap/belt1.jpg
I'm sure that sums up your feelings about your belt right now
01-06-2003, 09:22 AM
#10
See I did the belt tightening deal where you twist the belt and it shouldnt tighten more than 90degrees.
There has to be a better way to get the tightness down. The deflection amount dont work.
Dixit
There has to be a better way to get the tightness down. The deflection amount dont work.
Dixit
01-06-2003, 10:02 AM
#11
Just went to lunch, went down to look at the car one more time, found out what REALLY happened. The idler pulley is no longer on the car, all I got is the bracket and the bolt and the adjuster, the pulley and the front bolt of the pulley is gone.
Dixit
Dixit
01-06-2003, 11:38 AM
#13
Originally posted by UMD_MaxSE
SC ghosts eat pullies too
SC ghosts eat pullies too
Dixit
01-06-2003, 11:52 AM
#14
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Originally posted by BigDogJonx
Just went to lunch, went down to look at the car one more time, found out what REALLY happened. The idler pulley is no longer on the car, all I got is the bracket and the bolt and the adjuster, the pulley and the front bolt of the pulley is gone.
Dixit
Just went to lunch, went down to look at the car one more time, found out what REALLY happened. The idler pulley is no longer on the car, all I got is the bracket and the bolt and the adjuster, the pulley and the front bolt of the pulley is gone.
Dixit
i hope it all works out for you.
Dan
01-06-2003, 03:52 PM
#15
Originally posted by dcook22
When you have your guy check it out, make sure he reomves that bracket to check if it's bent. If it is, you'll need to straighten it or replace it. On my '92 Stanza the belt snapped and got snagged between two pulleys. The bracket bent and I went through three more belts, an overcharging alternator and another battery before the problem was diagnosed. The bent bracket will cause the pulley to "walk" the belt off the tensioner, and your belt will snap again or get eaten away from the side.
i hope it all works out for you.
Dan
When you have your guy check it out, make sure he reomves that bracket to check if it's bent. If it is, you'll need to straighten it or replace it. On my '92 Stanza the belt snapped and got snagged between two pulleys. The bracket bent and I went through three more belts, an overcharging alternator and another battery before the problem was diagnosed. The bent bracket will cause the pulley to "walk" the belt off the tensioner, and your belt will snap again or get eaten away from the side.
i hope it all works out for you.
Dan
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