Coming home today, took a turn really hard and only to hear this grinding whipping sound. Thought it was the tires so pulled over and it still was going. Shut it down and looked at the main engine belt. There was a strand comming off the belt so i cut it off. The 1/2 mile drive home, it did the same thing completly shreading the belt. Anyone ever had this happen, and whats the best belt to buy, gaterback?
Check your crank bolt. They are known to back out more with Maggie equipped cars. The bolt should be torqued to 240 lb. ft. When mine loosened up it only threw the air conditioner belt. I was able to spin the bolt out with my hand. Thank God the crank pulley didn't come off during my dyno runs.
Do you think i should just take it to the dealer then?
But would this be covered under warranty.
Check the bolt first. If it is loose you would need to replace it even if you tightened it. The bolt is a TTY bolt and should only be tightened once. Or if it's loose and you don't want to touch it you can take a chance of driving it to the dealership, possibly shred another belt or worse have the crank pulley come off and do more damage. Good luck no matter what you decide to do.
This exact thing happened to me in my 02 Trans Am. I Came ripping around a corner and it just completely shredded and came off...I am assuming it was just the mileage on it 60,000kms (37,282miles). All I did was put a new one on and it’s lasted for 50,000kms so far... So it could just be from old age not necessarily broken pulleys
Well i figured i could just replace the belt, so i went to the dealer and just the belt alone was $ 145. But im still under warranty so im just taking it in monday.
Well i figured i could just replace the belt, so i went to the dealer and just the belt alone was $ 145. But im still under warranty so im just taking it in monday.
wow... they are ripping you off. I think I payed $80 and it took me and a 15mm wrench (I think that was the size) about 2min.
Now that was on a LS1 and I dont know if your running the LS1 or LS2 but I imagine the belt routing was pretty similar if not the same.
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Make shure all of your accessories spin freely. Don't be afraid to purchase a factory belt, they are fine.
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