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Last year i replaced 2 belts and the tensioner on my 2001 cruiser. The belt started squealing again. I brought it back on monday to the place that did the repairs. They said the belt and tensioner were fine. It just needed to be adjusted, so they did it. This morning my car was making a weird noise. I brought it back to them and in the shop the alternator seizes and the belt snaps. They said they need to be replaced.
What i am wondering is if they adjusted the tensioner improperly on monday, could that have caused the alternator to lock up cause the belt was to tight? Or is it just a bad luck situation? |
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Oh alright. Thanks!
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While too tight a belt can kill an alternator, it usually takes hundreds of miles, so unless you drove a lot between Monday and today, I wouldn't blame the shop.
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my pt has 90k on it. I didnt drive that much in 2 days. Only put like 25 miles on it or so. I Just wanted to make sure it wasnt the shop. I usually always go to this place and they have never given me trouble. They have some new guys there though and just wanted to make sure.
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Alternator bearing was going bad,that's what initially started squealing.......Tightening the belt,stopped the squealing by putting pressure on the worn bearing,and then (just coincedentally) it seized at the shop........That's my hypothesis,because I've had alternator bearing go out before,and it squealed like a stuck pig till I rebuilt it!(on '76 El Camino)
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