Dec 7, 2014 · Over 100k miles? My pulleys kicked the bucket around 110k and shredded the belt on the way to work one morning. Fun driving without power steering!

Feb 8, 2025 · I'd double-check pulley alignment and then check that the belt is properly tensioned. Then I'd watch it while someone else gets the engine up to different RPMs and see if there's any movement or deflection in the belt.

Nov 23, 2010 · With the belt on and the engine running, try and sight down the leading edge of the belt and see if the tensioner pulleys are on the same plane as the other fixed pulleys. If they are leaning in, then that could cause your shredding issue. Easy way to check the harmonic balancer is to remove the belt and grab the pulley to see how much play ...

Apr 2, 2024 · A shredded serpentine belt can be caused by multiple factors, including idler/tensioner failure. When the tensioner fails, the pulley either locks up or wobbles, causing the belt to shred.

Aug 19, 2023 · Remove the belt and try to turn each pully by hand. They should all turn freely and not have any wobble. The stuck one, the wobbly one, or the one that grinds is on a device you need to replace. Last summer, the water pump on my daughter's Accord seized and shredded the belt just like yours looks.

Aug 3, 2011 · Hey guys, I shredded my belt yesterday while picking up my stuff. I believe the fan clutch is to blame because all this hot weather it has been locked. And every time I let off the throttle, the belt chirped (still does).

Aug 25, 2008 · I'm now on the side of the road in NV holding a shredded fan belt in my hand and it's the 3rd time in a year, and second time in this particular truck. The first time it happened it …

One of the biggest culprits for a serpentine belt to begin shredding is that anyone of the accessory pulleys – your alternator, your water pump, your fan, your power steering, etc. – is just a little bit out of alignment.

Jul 9, 2012 · Shut it down and found half of my belt wrapped around the fan shaft. The belt shredded long ways so i had a bunch of little strips. A long day just got really long. Luckly all my friends where still there to help me. My friend drove to the nearest parts store and got a new belt.

Nov 7, 2013 · Greetings fellow afficionados. So I've had 2 belts shred on me, both very new. I replaced them in the last several months with good quality ones.