Hard Acceleration & Broken A/C belt

[tollboothwilley]

So I was drivin' with my girlfriend to the movies yesterday, and I hit the gas to have fun and go around a few people. Just before I got to the turn, my power steering went out and my battery light and brake light flicker on. I muscle through the turns to the parking lot and pop the hood. Wouldn't you know it, the new belts I just put on are not on. I'm sitting here worried I just blew out my alternator. Upon further inspection, I realize it was not the serpentine belt that runs the alternator but it was the smaller belt running the A/C that has been shredded. Somehow the force of that coming apart must have moved the alternator belt off track because that is still together.

Weird right??

Guess I have to put a new belt on the A/C now....

[rn79870]

Sounds like it was your girlfriend's fault, make her pay for the new belt.

[WhiteyClay]

I have the same problem. It happened to me 3 times already.I just keep loosing my A/C belt... Somehow is being pushed towards the engine and shreads to pieces....need help with that and I dont wont to take an expensive drive to the dealer.Is there a Way to find out with pulley is off...?

[tollboothwilley]

has yours knocked off the alternator belt?

where are you getting your belts from?

[tollboothwilley]

what else does the A/C belt run?

Is there any reason for this belt to be moving??

Cuz I don't know how it could knock my alternator belt off if it shouldn't even be in motion....

[G_whizz]

Ouch!! That's not kewl..

I have the same problem. It happened to me 3 times already.

Are you guys changing your own belts?

How can this happen?

Bizarre..

[tollboothwilley]

I actually had my mechanic put them on for me since I was getting the transmission fluid changed out on his lift.

Its a very simple switch, I just don't understand how it snapped!!

[WhiteyClay]

I use Gates belts... I tried the dealer one and one from pepboys and they dont last a week...Gates is way stronger... it dont snap after it shreads a little...And yes I do change my own belts....I do most of the work on my car and always did unless it got technical...

or wait maybe thats why my audi cought on.....LOLall that time invested in the car.... was running low 13s on a track1.8Tand now its gone

[WhiteyClay]

has yours knocked off the alternator belt?

where are you getting your belts from?

it all started when my alternator belt snaped and broke the a/c belt (or maybe the other way around) and the bracket that holds the fan on the engine block slipped( bearing broke) and sliced my radiator...ever since I was having problems with my A/C belt...

Yes I know I should take it to the Steallership

[telcoman]

I have the same problem. It happened to me 3 times already.I just keep loosing my A/C belt... Somehow is being pushed towards the engine and shreads to pieces....need help with that and I dont wont to take an expensive drive to the dealer.Is there a Way to find out with pulley is off...?

Do you both have the same girlfriend?

[WhiteyClay]

Do you both have the same girlfriend?

GOOD ONELOL

[Omegamerc]

Do you both have the same girlfriend?

LOL 10points

[tollboothwilley]

haha



i sure hope not...if thats the case, i'm opting out of the relationship

So, here is what I found after getting under my car. The idler pulley had a bearing that sounded like it was going bad. Not too hard to test either. loosen the A/C belt idler pulley. pull the belt away and spin the pulley. If you hear anything, (mine had a very slight rattle of the bearing), then it should be replace. Otherwise you will get the same thing over and over...breaking belts.

I put my alternator belt back on so i could drive around. Time to take it off and put both on now.

I got a new one online (infinitipartsonline.com) and a new belt cheaper than local and faster. Around $60 for the pulley.

[WhiteyClay]

I checked all the pulleys. They all sound and spin aswesome. the only question is i wasnt able to tell if the AC pulley is good. I think i might have to replace the pulley with the cluch