Start by just looking at the belt with the engine running. Look for a pulley that is wobbling, or one that is not in line with the straight edge of the belt, causing it to have to deflect. And check the diagram to make sure that it is routed correctly.
Sam On 2/3/09, Mark Phillips <[email protected]> wrote: > > There can be other problems. The harmonic balancer has two parts (hub & > pulley) separated and bonded by rubber. This layer can deteriorate with > time > or attacked by chemicals. The breakdown could produce the alignment issue > you described and worse (think crank bearing damage). > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Quentin > Sarafinchan > Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 12:46 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: NMC: Problem with serpentine belt not staying on > > Hi All, > > Thanks for the help! > > Does "tightening" the harmonic balancer correct this, or can there be > other problems with the Harmonic Balancer. Oh we have both the worn > belt plus the new one. > > How do you check the pulley bearings ? > > Cheers, > Quentin J Sarafinchan, B.Sc. > Total Garage & Home Innovations > www.TotalGarage.ca > 403.818.8477 > > > > On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 5:43 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Definitely check the harmonic balancer, there known to fail in this > > fashion. But with the belt off, check all of the driven accessories for > up > > and down movement along with in and out. I've seen plenty of cracked > alt. > > housings that would lead to a walking belt. > > > > Raj > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 2/2/2009 5:04:01 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > > > In a message dated 2/2/2009 5:01:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > LeGreatOne > > writes: > > > > Assuming the CORRECT belt is used, the problem is likely that it is not > > aligned properly, meaning that there is an ANGLE over one or more of the > > pulleys that the belt is crossing (perhaps because a pulley bearing has > > worn), and that angle is allowing the belt slippage. > > However, before doing anything else I'd verify with a proper diagram that > > the belt was put on correctly (that the belt is indeed going over or > through > > the pulleys in the correct fashion as per the diagram). > > > > > > Jerry aka LGO > > > > ________________________________ > > Who's never won? Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. > > _______________________________________________ > > Miatapower mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower >
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