Old Jan 10, 2009 | 07:48 PM
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Default Re: 181 pulley responsible for belt rib cutting problem

Originally Posted by Moparrbust
It seems we might be in the same boat. I have a 185 pulley and noticed my belt "moving" a couple weeks ago and thought I was losing my mind. Then I looked carefully at all of the pulleys as the car was running(and I had removed the cooling fan for a better view). I noted that the serpentine belt was moving back and forth about 1mm each direction and also found that the belt was 1 rib off.........and hanging off of the back of the crank pulley. Then I came to the conclusion that the crank pulley was sticking out too far(farther than all other pulleys) and assumed it had somehow came loose. I then took my 650ft lbs torque 1/2'' impact and couldn't budge the bolt any tighter. I haven't told anybody about this issue yet as I figured it somehow had something to do with LET sending me the wrong replacement waterpump pulley(got one for an E55 V8 s/c) and didn't want to start throwing accusations. Here's some pics and a little video I made of my findings..........hopefully it's clear enough.





Note how the belt sticks out and hangs over the edge of the tensioner pulley............

The crank bolt may be fine you need to check the bolts on the pulley mounting it to the center hub, they might be loosening.
 
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