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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Explorer / February 2006installing serpentine belt
My serpentine belt broke and I am having a hard time putting on a new one. We have had a very rough time with this. I finally succeded in putting it on and now there is a very loud squealing noise. I managed to drive the explorer home and tried to figure out what was wrong. Well if you can imagine my surprise when I went to check every pulley that the tensioner's bolt had fallen out . I bought a knew tensioner and put the new belt on. Again with the loud squealing. What could the problem possibly be?I have checked all the pulley's and they seem to be rotating fine then it catches and everything stops. This time around the second belt broke. Can anyone help with this problem? Thank you in advance. The explorer is a 97 AWD 5.0. Was the belt routed correctly, was it the right size? (not too tight) > My serpentine belt broke and I am having a hard time putting on a new one. >We have had a very rough time with this. I finally succeded in putting it on [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >stops. This time around the second belt broke. Can anyone help with this >problem? Thank you in advance. The explorer is a 97 AWD 5.0. Belt was routed correctly. Used the schematic picture at the front of the hood. Tensioner is spring loaded so I don't know if the belt was to tight. How do I tell if it is? Size of belt was the same as old belt brought it in with me to double check when I bought the belt at Checkers. >Was the belt routed correctly, was it the right size? (not too tight) > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >>stops. This time around the second belt broke. Can anyone help with this >>problem? Thank you in advance. The explorer is a 97 AWD 5.0. Is there any chance that one of the engine mounted accessories is siezed? Remember, if the AC compressor itself is siezed, the belt may slip or break or the engine may stall as soon as the AC compressor clutch engages (vasically any time the heater is set to blow air on glass). Something to consider.... For all you folks on CarKB.com.... this advice is coming from the newsgroup rec.autos.makers.ford.explorer - many of us don't appreciate CarKB.com insinuating that this is their content... > Belt was routed correctly. Used the schematic picture at the front of the > hood. Tensioner is spring loaded so I don't know if the belt was to tight. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >>>stops. This time around the second belt broke. Can anyone help with this >>>problem? Thank you in advance. The explorer is a 97 AWD 5.0. Thank you Jim for the tip, but you are talking to a female with very little knowledge of engines. Does sieze mean to grab or stick? Trying to figure all this out has given me a different outlook on how my engine runs. I won't give up though. If it is the AC compressor clutch where is this located? Will it be hard to replace and take out? Thanks again for all the help people have given me. Veronica >Is there any chance that one of the engine mounted accessories is siezed? >Remember, if the AC compressor itself is siezed, the belt may slip or break [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >>>>stops. This time around the second belt broke. Can anyone help with this >>>>problem? Thank you in advance. The explorer is a 97 AWD 5.0.
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