Changing all my v-belts

[HammerDown]

Funny thing is I got that number last January on another site from a member named "HammerDown" and put it in my parts list ... Go Figure

Yup, that wouda been me

 

[yotekiller]

this is what mine is doing now, I tightened the belt up and apparently I stretched it, its running sideways on the CS but runs straight on the alternator pulley, dangdest thing I ever seen..

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[Thewespaul]

Oh hello ten year old thread

 

[pelky350]

Been having the same belt problems ten years later?? Lol

 

[snicklas]

this is what mine is doing now, I tightened the belt up and apparently I stretched it, its running sideways on the CS but runs straight on the alternator pulley, dangdest thing I ever seen..

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Well, that alternator and power steering belt don't look very new. The vacuum pump belt does look fairly new. The A/C belt is missing completely.

I would look and see if something went through the belt. I just had the alternator and power steering belt roll on my 88. When the PO routed the replacement block heater cord (Just picked up the truck in November), they routed it poorly...... The alternator belt grabbed the cord and sent it through the pulleys and caused those two belts to roll. It's not uncommon for V-Belts to roll when they get old, or if something goes through them. I've had them roll on my IH Cub Cadets.......

One big thing, THEY WILL NOT LAST LONG AFTER THEY HAVE ROLLED!!!!!!! Ours rolled during the recent cold snap, and I knew they were a ticking time bomb. My oldest son (22) daily drives the truck. I warned him, so he knew he WAS going to loose the belt(s) in the near future. They lasted about a week, maybe 10 days........ and he only drives the truck 10-15 miles a day, and no faster that 55 (~2000 rpm, C-6 4:10 truck). The power steering was the first to go, he heard the thump, and the steering went heavy. He was less than a mile from work, and before he go to work, the A/C and Alternator belts went (I think the Power Steering belt went through the rest of them when it broke). He was able to get to work without overheating, but it was fun to stop and steer...... We picked up all four belts (Less that $30 from AutoZone) and my tools (see this: https://www.oilburners.net/threads/tools-needed.82004/ thread) and headed to the truck. From trunk open, to trunk closed was less than 30 minutes. All done from the top, without taking anything off, only loosening the fasteners to adjust the belts. The belts are passed over/around the fan, and you can catch the crank pulley, put a bit of tension on the belt and route it around the other pulleys and then adjust the belt and tighten the fasteners. Then move on to the next belt. The go: alternator/water pump/crank first, power steering/water pump/crank second, A/C/water pump/crank last, then the alternator to vacuum pump, since it doesn't go around the water pump or crank. Fortunately, that day it happened, it had warmed up to ~25 F, and he had the block heater plugged in, so all the bolts were warm......

Yes, I know this is an old thread, but the information is still good.....