The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

Destroying alternator belts 700 1992

posted by  someone claiming to be nate on  Mon Jul 5 13:20 CST 2004 [RELATED]

Hello,

Tonight my alternator belt blew (knocking off the other two belts but otherwise doing no damage). The belt was fairly new (couple of months old), installed because the old was was showing signs of wear - fraying on the outside edge. Oddly enough, when I replaced it with another (conviniently already in the wagon with 10mm and 13mm sockets - what luck), a strange vibration that had been present dissapeared.

The Question: what boneheaded mistake have I been doing with regards to tensioning belts? Or, what associated parts should I be looking at to replace to increase belt life?

Any info would be great.

Thanks,
-nate






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.