hey my buddies Lincoln towncar's serpentine belt snapped and when he replaced it the belt fell off and got ate by the radiator fan. Now he is a nigger and could likely have done this job incorrectly, but in the off chance there is something seriously wrong what could be causing the belt to fall off?
>>28796661Pulley got fucked when the belt snapped or was already on its way out which is why the belt snapped in the first place.
it could be an idler taking a shit or the ps pump pulley isn't pressed in the correct depth.
>>28796661Shit, dude, there's so many things...Idler/tensioner pulley bearings fucked, tensioner sticking/stuck, water pump bearing fucked, alternator bearings fucked, compressor pulley bearing fucked, bolt(s) fell out, bracket broke, stuff mentioned above, and on, and on, and on...He needs to do what he should have done before putting the new belt on which is do a thorough inspection of all the components on the front of the engine. It'll probably be pretty obvious if he goes in with the mindset of "somethings fucked" instead of "Wow, the belt broke. Oh well, shit happens."
>>28796780Yup."Make sure the turney things go spin spin when you turn them."When a turny thing seizes up, the belt that is supposed to make the go spinny spinny snaps.
>>28796780>Idler/tensioner pulley bearings fucked,This was the case on my Caddy last year. $30 for a new ilder pulley and $15 for a new serpentine.
