belt breaking

crappy_head · November 28th, 2008, 02:00 PM

i open the hood yesterday and found thin long shards of the belt. i look at the belt and it is missing from the back end. the only thing i think that caused it was the ac, when i turn the ac on the car dies (compressor going bad). did this cause the belt to mulch up? how can i put in a new belt with the SC?

heres a pic (phone) of the SC

Randy Stinchcomb · November 28th, 2008, 02:23 PM

only if the A/C compressor clutch is going bad would you have a belt issue, if I had to take a guess at it, I'd say a bad belt tensioner, bad idler pulleys or both.....how old was the belt and how did it fit? how many miles on the car and have any of the belt idlers or belt tensioner ever been replaced?

crappy_head · November 28th, 2008, 02:30 PM

well i got the belt when the SC got put in back in august.
car has 70k. never replaces tensioner.

im reading around and it looks like the SC has to come off to install the belt.
is it alright to drive like that if the belt is 90% alright?

SWEET2KSTANG · November 28th, 2008, 03:05 PM

drive it only if you need to if the belt is like that, get another one on it asap. a locked/about to lock compressore will do that.

crappy_head · November 28th, 2008, 03:16 PM

ok.
wont drive

ill take off the SC tonight put belt in tormorrow.
ive never taken out the head unit. anything i got to look out for? can i disconect the oil lines?

crappy_head · November 28th, 2008, 04:47 PM

anybody got a belt diagram with a vortech v-2?

MATT02GT · November 28th, 2008, 05:05 PM

Make sure the s/c is aligned properly too, as that will shread a belt fast.

crappy_head · November 28th, 2008, 05:24 PM

well a shop put in SC in so i trust them, and its been running fine for months until the other day when i turned on the ac the car died and it has been doing it since. i guess one of those times i tried the ac, the belt shredded. it lost one rib

Jazzer The Cat · November 28th, 2008, 06:53 PM

I recommend you purchase TWO belts when you get your compressor fixed/replaced.

Keep one in the trunk, so if a belt breaks somewhere out on the road, you will be able to get your ride going easy with no tow truck/flatbed needed

Jazzer

Breakout · November 28th, 2008, 06:59 PM

I nearly broke my belt from thanksgiving dinner last night.

oh...wait..what?

crappy_head · November 28th, 2008, 07:04 PM

i drew this diagram up. can you guys tell me if im correct?

crappy_head · November 29th, 2008, 03:08 AM

anybody?

SWEET2KSTANG · November 29th, 2008, 04:30 AM

i am pretty sure that right.

November 28th, 2008, 02:00 PM	#1
crappy_head Regular 2001 GT Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Manati, Puerto Rico Posts: 473 iTrader: 0 reviews	belt breaking i open the hood yesterday and found thin long shards of the belt. i look at the belt and it is missing from the back end. the only thing i think that caused it was the ac, when i turn the ac on the car dies (compressor going bad). did this cause the belt to mulch up? how can i put in a new belt with the SC? heres a pic (phone) of the SC __________________ HP 401 TQ 380 \| Vortech V-2 SQ Intercooled \| 410 Gears \|Accufab 75mm TB \| UPR O/R X Pipe \| Flowmaster 40s Eibach Sportline Springs \| Steeda U&L Rear Arms \| Subframe Connectors \| Steeda Sport Shifter

November 28th, 2008, 02:23 PM	#2
Randy Stinchcomb Regular 1996 Mustang GT coupe 11.99@113.93mph Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Randallstown, Md Posts: 318 iTrader: 0 reviews	only if the A/C compressor clutch is going bad would you have a belt issue, if I had to take a guess at it, I'd say a bad belt tensioner, bad idler pulleys or both.....how old was the belt and how did it fit? how many miles on the car and have any of the belt idlers or belt tensioner ever been replaced? __________________ *Thumbdinger.com* Fish With Protection

November 28th, 2008, 02:30 PM	#3
crappy_head Regular 2001 GT Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Manati, Puerto Rico Posts: 473 iTrader: 0 reviews	well i got the belt when the SC got put in back in august. car has 70k. never replaces tensioner. im reading around and it looks like the SC has to come off to install the belt. is it alright to drive like that if the belt is 90% alright? __________________ HP 401 TQ 380 \| Vortech V-2 SQ Intercooled \| 410 Gears \|Accufab 75mm TB \| UPR O/R X Pipe \| Flowmaster 40s Eibach Sportline Springs \| Steeda U&L Rear Arms \| Subframe Connectors \| Steeda Sport Shifter

November 28th, 2008, 03:05 PM	#4
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,430 iTrader: 8 reviews	drive it only if you need to if the belt is like that, get another one on it asap. a locked/about to lock compressore will do that. __________________ project warhorse under construction being built by MP2 Performance

November 28th, 2008, 03:16 PM	#5
crappy_head Regular 2001 GT Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Manati, Puerto Rico Posts: 473 iTrader: 0 reviews	ok. wont drive ill take off the SC tonight put belt in tormorrow. ive never taken out the head unit. anything i got to look out for? can i disconect the oil lines? __________________ HP 401 TQ 380 \| Vortech V-2 SQ Intercooled \| 410 Gears \|Accufab 75mm TB \| UPR O/R X Pipe \| Flowmaster 40s Eibach Sportline Springs \| Steeda U&L Rear Arms \| Subframe Connectors \| Steeda Sport Shifter

November 28th, 2008, 04:47 PM	#6
crappy_head Regular 2001 GT Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Manati, Puerto Rico Posts: 473 iTrader: 0 reviews	anybody got a belt diagram with a vortech v-2? __________________ HP 401 TQ 380 \| Vortech V-2 SQ Intercooled \| 410 Gears \|Accufab 75mm TB \| UPR O/R X Pipe \| Flowmaster 40s Eibach Sportline Springs \| Steeda U&L Rear Arms \| Subframe Connectors \| Steeda Sport Shifter

November 28th, 2008, 05:05 PM	#7
MATT02GT MM Fanatic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Colo. Springs, CO Posts: 3,694 iTrader: 0 reviews	Make sure the s/c is aligned properly too, as that will shread a belt fast. __________________ Its not how fast you drive, but how you drive fast. 2002 Mustang GT... Just The Usual Bolt-Ons Bolt on list in Garage..

November 28th, 2008, 05:24 PM	#8
crappy_head Regular 2001 GT Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Manati, Puerto Rico Posts: 473 iTrader: 0 reviews	well a shop put in SC in so i trust them, and its been running fine for months until the other day when i turned on the ac the car died and it has been doing it since. i guess one of those times i tried the ac, the belt shredded. it lost one rib __________________ HP 401 TQ 380 \| Vortech V-2 SQ Intercooled \| 410 Gears \|Accufab 75mm TB \| UPR O/R X Pipe \| Flowmaster 40s Eibach Sportline Springs \| Steeda U&L Rear Arms \| Subframe Connectors \| Steeda Sport Shifter

November 28th, 2008, 06:59 PM	#10
Breakout Tree Fiddy Z 2006 Nissan 350Z Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,031 iTrader: 0 reviews	I nearly broke my belt from thanksgiving dinner last night. oh...wait..what?

November 28th, 2008, 07:04 PM	#11
crappy_head Regular 2001 GT Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Manati, Puerto Rico Posts: 473 iTrader: 0 reviews	i drew this diagram up. can you guys tell me if im correct? __________________ HP 401 TQ 380 \| Vortech V-2 SQ Intercooled \| 410 Gears \|Accufab 75mm TB \| UPR O/R X Pipe \| Flowmaster 40s Eibach Sportline Springs \| Steeda U&L Rear Arms \| Subframe Connectors \| Steeda Sport Shifter

November 29th, 2008, 03:08 AM	#12
crappy_head Regular 2001 GT Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Manati, Puerto Rico Posts: 473 iTrader: 0 reviews	anybody? __________________ HP 401 TQ 380 \| Vortech V-2 SQ Intercooled \| 410 Gears \|Accufab 75mm TB \| UPR O/R X Pipe \| Flowmaster 40s Eibach Sportline Springs \| Steeda U&L Rear Arms \| Subframe Connectors \| Steeda Sport Shifter

November 29th, 2008, 04:30 AM	#13
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,430 iTrader: 8 reviews	i am pretty sure that right. __________________ project warhorse under construction being built by MP2 Performance

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