ok, so won't the pulley tick when I spin it without the belt on? Any other signs?

my pulley would actually move side to side like 1/8"....ready to come off... and that was a pulleyboys one... i put the stocker back on

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now, just to get this strait, the idle */c idler pulley is the one you put pressure on to remove the belt, correct?

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ok, i 90% sure it'* secure, but i'll check it tommarow. Thanks for the ideas so far everyone! Keep em coming!!!

I had a similar problem. Check your water pump for bearing play.
With the engine off, get someone to give you a hand to hold the tensioner back to release the pressure on the belt and Water Pump pulley. Grab the Water Pump pulley with your hand and see if you can shake it up and down, left to right see how loose the bearing is and how much play there is.
If it moves very much then you need to replace the water pump before it springs a leak.
Shreading belts could be other things but, play in the pulley are signs that the water pump is going to fail and could be what is causing your belts to shread.

Good Luck,
Dutch

my water pump on my series I l67 had a wobble so bad it ate a belt in 5 min flat! My guess is that somthing is not rotating correctly.

dang, I replaced the water pump a year ago. That was a female dog!!! I really hope it isn't that again.....

Oh I thought you replaced the SC belt idler tensioner. If you didn't, that could be the problem.

Don't bother, John, shipping them would cost more than they are worth. I'll get them next year.

I have done that too. LOL, lets see, what have I not done...


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