Attention: calling all odt jeep engine, serpentine belt, pulley/pump/tensioner jedi knights.....please report to this thread immediately for assistance...and a very sincere "thank you" up front!
I picked up a 1996 jeep grand cherokee recently with the 5.2l v8 with 210k mileage. I believe its the original engine....not 100% sure.
On my third short trip, several miles at most, my serp belt fell off in a parking lot and ended up behind the jeep....still intact, but with about a 2 ft long split along one edge. There was no warning and no strange noises prior to this at all on the other short trips i took. It simply came off in a matter of seconds driving slowly in a parking lot. Of course it slapped around a few times very quickly but that was the only indicator.
I had someone replace the serpentine belt with a new one while i was at work.
The new belt is already fraying and cracking with not even 30 miles on it.
I have a receipt from the previous owner for a new drivebelt tensioner assembly and serp belt (the one that fell off) that were installed at a normal automotive repair shop about a year and a half ago....or approx 150 miles ago.
I have attached pics where it is obvious that the belt is riding too far forward, nearest the radiator, on the crank pulley and is not aligned correctly causing friction and the splitting/fraying....this much i can see for myself. My question is where would you start to remedy this?
Should i replace the drivebelt tensioner (if so...who makes the best one?). Maybe the current one is defective, or it was installed wrong, since it is the newest replaced item as of a year and a half ago? Any help is most appreciated as i am NOT very mechanically inclined...allthough i have learned a little bit looking into this. I did not find a single online video addressing this same issue....believe me i looked alot.
Also...my 5.2 has 7 total pulleys and pumps, to include an air conditioning compressor. The a/c blows...but is not cold, if that has any relevance.
I picked up a 1996 jeep grand cherokee recently with the 5.2l v8 with 210k mileage. I believe its the original engine....not 100% sure.
On my third short trip, several miles at most, my serp belt fell off in a parking lot and ended up behind the jeep....still intact, but with about a 2 ft long split along one edge. There was no warning and no strange noises prior to this at all on the other short trips i took. It simply came off in a matter of seconds driving slowly in a parking lot. Of course it slapped around a few times very quickly but that was the only indicator.
I had someone replace the serpentine belt with a new one while i was at work.
The new belt is already fraying and cracking with not even 30 miles on it.
I have a receipt from the previous owner for a new drivebelt tensioner assembly and serp belt (the one that fell off) that were installed at a normal automotive repair shop about a year and a half ago....or approx 150 miles ago.
I have attached pics where it is obvious that the belt is riding too far forward, nearest the radiator, on the crank pulley and is not aligned correctly causing friction and the splitting/fraying....this much i can see for myself. My question is where would you start to remedy this?
Should i replace the drivebelt tensioner (if so...who makes the best one?). Maybe the current one is defective, or it was installed wrong, since it is the newest replaced item as of a year and a half ago? Any help is most appreciated as i am NOT very mechanically inclined...allthough i have learned a little bit looking into this. I did not find a single online video addressing this same issue....believe me i looked alot.
Also...my 5.2 has 7 total pulleys and pumps, to include an air conditioning compressor. The a/c blows...but is not cold, if that has any relevance.
