My belt keeps shredding!
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My belt keeps shredding!
Help I need help. I just replaced my idler pullies and tensioner pulley as well as the tensioner and I am still shredding my belts. What do you guys think the problem is. Could it be my crankshaft pulley causing the shredding. There is some play in the tensioner pulley but I think that is normal. Any input would be greatly respected. Thanks Guys
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Are you wobbling? Also, what kind of belt are you using?
These things are sensative under high load. Check your pulley for wobble; look at the belt and make sure it looks smooth without vibration.
These things are sensative under high load. Check your pulley for wobble; look at the belt and make sure it looks smooth without vibration.
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I'm using the Gates Green Belt HD.
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Heck, I have wobble and not shredded a belt.
Check the tension on your tensioner, if it's too loose the belt can jump ribs and shred. This is also true if one of the pulleys is not aligned properly ( sticks out more than the rest ).
Check the tension on your tensioner, if it's too loose the belt can jump ribs and shred. This is also true if one of the pulleys is not aligned properly ( sticks out more than the rest ).
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make sure your pullies are aligned with a laser. Look at the old belt. Is it the forward or rearward ribs that are shredding?
Step two is to look at your pullies and make sure there are no burrs or cuts that could cause damage.
Look for runout on the pullies
Step two is to look at your pullies and make sure there are no burrs or cuts that could cause damage.
Look for runout on the pullies
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could an extremely tight belt be the cause of it? I remember when your belt slipped off Johncy it seemed like the belt was too small since the tensioner was all the way back and it still didn't fit without finessing it in place. I would try running a longer belt and see if that helps.
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I posted this awhile back but I bought a older ASP that had the larger pulley ring welded on BACKWARDS. I threw countless belts and chewed up everything until we figured that one out.
They have not had any problems since.
Least it's there for ya if you need it.
She been throwing belts for a long time? Since you installed crank pulley?
Just sleuthing with ya.
They have not had any problems since.
Least it's there for ya if you need it.
She been throwing belts for a long time? Since you installed crank pulley?
Just sleuthing with ya.
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could an extremely tight belt be the cause of it? I remember when your belt slipped off Johncy it seemed like the belt was too small since the tensioner was all the way back and it still didn't fit without finessing it in place. I would try running a longer belt and see if that helps.
I posted this awhile back but I bought a older ASP that had the larger pulley ring welded on BACKWARDS. I threw countless belts and chewed up everything until we figured that one out.
They have not had any problems since.
Least it's there for ya if you need it.
She been throwing belts for a long time? Since you installed crank pulley?
Just sleuthing with ya.
They have not had any problems since.
Least it's there for ya if you need it.
She been throwing belts for a long time? Since you installed crank pulley?
Just sleuthing with ya.
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I am running the K080514 on a 180 pulley no spacers.. I have to ask this question though.. The phenolic spacer goes between the intake and the surge tank (Air Intake Runner). That means the Supercharger is in the same position, so no belt change would be required, right?
I have read the spacers that go under the SC are bad news. I run neither. If belt is too tight, it will shred. Usually a bad tensioner would just spit the belt, not shed it.
I have read the spacers that go under the SC are bad news. I run neither. If belt is too tight, it will shred. Usually a bad tensioner would just spit the belt, not shed it.
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Here is what I will suggest you to do, maybe it will help,
You have to know the width (height) of both pulley together on the crank and then measure one of your friends or forum members and check, it could be that you pulley going a little bit inside or a little bit outside, just check this.
You may want also to check the rest of pulleys too.
You have to know the width (height) of both pulley together on the crank and then measure one of your friends or forum members and check, it could be that you pulley going a little bit inside or a little bit outside, just check this.
You may want also to check the rest of pulleys too.
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Here is what I will suggest you to do, maybe it will help,
You have to know the width (height) of both pulley together on the crank and then measure one of your friends or forum members and check, it could be that you pulley going a little bit inside or a little bit outside, just check this.
You may want also to check the rest of pulleys too.
You have to know the width (height) of both pulley together on the crank and then measure one of your friends or forum members and check, it could be that you pulley going a little bit inside or a little bit outside, just check this.
You may want also to check the rest of pulleys too.
I had the same issue and did all Johncy2000 has done. Going back to an ASP welded design crank pulley fixed my issue.
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I'm changing my bearing because its making a wierd noise upon cold startup as well as idling. Well see if that helps. If not, then the problem has been isolated to the crank pulley.
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Let the engine idle and look at the pulley- Is it true, or wobbling? You should be able to get a sence of run out just by looking at it while rotating. If it is wobbling, that would be part of the problem. If it is wobbling a lot... it may be the entire problem.
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Its actually not wobbling at all. But the other day I saw that my belt was pushing forward as it was idling. The belt wasnt running straight kind of like a wiggle in the belt.
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I suggest your take video of your car running idle at differnt rpms for a while to check from above the engine and below if possible and see if it could help !!
If not, then why not trying to put small cam with some light and drive around while shooting a video then you see, it may help !!!!!
If not, then why not trying to put small cam with some light and drive around while shooting a video then you see, it may help !!!!!