HELP -Serpentine belt shredded/ tensioner pulley jumping - what is locking up
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Yesterday my 2001 VDP S/C shredded an almost new serpentine belt while driving. I put on a new belt and the car drove fine - no noises from any pulleys or accessories. This morning when I started the car and the tensioner pulley was jumping back and forth and the new belt started to shred as if some accessory or idler pulley is binding
The tensioner pulley, idler pulley, alternator, water pump, and power steering all rotate by hand without binding or grinding or roughness. The A/C pulley ( spinning free - car is off) is fine but the compressor itself requires some twist to rotate by hand. It needs way more hand turning force than any other pulley or accessory.
Could the A/C compressor be what is binding?
Is there a way to check how much rotation force is normal for the compressor?
Does the compressor engage even if the A/C button is off? I have it off but this seems to be what is binding
thanks for any help
The tensioner pulley, idler pulley, alternator, water pump, and power steering all rotate by hand without binding or grinding or roughness. The A/C pulley ( spinning free - car is off) is fine but the compressor itself requires some twist to rotate by hand. It needs way more hand turning force than any other pulley or accessory.
Could the A/C compressor be what is binding?
Is there a way to check how much rotation force is normal for the compressor?
Does the compressor engage even if the A/C button is off? I have it off but this seems to be what is binding
thanks for any help
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Thanks for responding
The outer pulley on the compressor spins freely as it should with the car off (compressor disengaged). I can reach inside the clutch pulley and rotate the compressor and it feel stiff to turn. It is much harder to spin than the alternator, power steering or water pump
The outer pulley on the compressor spins freely as it should with the car off (compressor disengaged). I can reach inside the clutch pulley and rotate the compressor and it feel stiff to turn. It is much harder to spin than the alternator, power steering or water pump
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