Ford PU Serpentine Belt

1992 FORD F-100
206,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 4WD • MANUAL
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ROBERT
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Surpentine belt last maybe 1000 miles. Then begins to fray.
Nov 29, 2010 at 9:49 PM
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Sight along all of the pulleys to see if the belt is peeking out on one of them. In particular, look where the belt goes around the spring-loaded tensioner pulley. If it isn't inline with all of the other pulleys, the pivot bushing is worn and the tensioner must be replaced. 1/8" off-center is enough to cause problems, but usually it will cause a squeal too as the belt slides sideways across the pulley as it goes around it.

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Nov 29, 2010 at 10:10 PM
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CARADIODOC
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Sight down along all of the pulleys to see if the belt is peeking out on one of them. In particular, look at the spring-loaded tensioner pulley. If the belt is not inline there with all of the other pulleys, the pivot bushing is worn and the tensioner must be replaced. 1/8" off-center is enough to cause a problem, but it will usually also cause a squeal as the belt slides sideways across the pulley as it goes around it.

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Nov 29, 2010 at 10:15 PM
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