ratterrier
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- '96 XLT 2WD
Hi folks,
After studying previous posts about what to do about a stuck A/C compressor pulley, I went with a smaller belt that bypassed it. From what I read there were mixed reviews about doing this...some thought it would mess up bearings because the angle of tension would be different. And yes, it is different, but only for the power steering pump, and I found it hard to believe that this would cause any problems. After all, the pulley shafts are round and it's not like there would be extra support built into particular drive belt components because of where the belt lies on them...right ??
Anyway, the bad news is I have a chirping sound that's hard to determine where it's coming from. Sometimes the sound is loud, sometimes it's not there at all. I'm sort of hoping maybe the smaller belt has put too much strain on the tensioner and it's going. Or maybe it was just some belt driven pulley's time to blow out anyway.
In any case, if anyone has any real world experience on doing what I did, could you please share it with me. And if anyone has technical knowledge on belt positioning, I'd be interested in learning about that, too.
Thanks,
Richard
After studying previous posts about what to do about a stuck A/C compressor pulley, I went with a smaller belt that bypassed it. From what I read there were mixed reviews about doing this...some thought it would mess up bearings because the angle of tension would be different. And yes, it is different, but only for the power steering pump, and I found it hard to believe that this would cause any problems. After all, the pulley shafts are round and it's not like there would be extra support built into particular drive belt components because of where the belt lies on them...right ??
Anyway, the bad news is I have a chirping sound that's hard to determine where it's coming from. Sometimes the sound is loud, sometimes it's not there at all. I'm sort of hoping maybe the smaller belt has put too much strain on the tensioner and it's going. Or maybe it was just some belt driven pulley's time to blow out anyway.
In any case, if anyone has any real world experience on doing what I did, could you please share it with me. And if anyone has technical knowledge on belt positioning, I'd be interested in learning about that, too.
Thanks,
Richard
