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Throwing serpentine belt!

Old Aug 8, 2010 | 02:52 PM
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alright i have a 2001 ram 1500 v6. i just got it a few days ago and drove it 150 miles home no problem. the next day it threw the belt and stripped a few skinny pieces off. i got a new belt and instantly did the same thing. any suggestions?
 
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Old Aug 8, 2010 | 03:03 PM
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sounds like a pulley bearing may have went and the pulley is wobbling, making the belt come off.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2010 | 03:06 PM
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alright i'll take the belt off and feel them. how hard of fix is that?
 
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Old Aug 8, 2010 | 03:07 PM
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id check all the pulley's for alignment somethings out and its an easy fix normally
 
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Old Aug 8, 2010 | 03:11 PM
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just eye ballin it, it looks like all the pulleys are in line. is there another way you can check
 
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Old Aug 8, 2010 | 03:30 PM
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I forgot the actual name for it but maybe the auto tension part of the idler pulley is done?
 
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Old Aug 8, 2010 | 06:01 PM
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like the auto tensionor isnt putting enough tention?
 
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 12:13 AM
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yea, maybe that could be the problem? just a guess, I don't have any experience with belts being thrown but that sounds like a possibility to me if all the pulleys are looking good.
 
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 11:45 AM
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is there any noises bc i had a ider pully that went bad and it would throw the belt off
 
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