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Dave Hart
Goo Roo
Waikato
UZZ32

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Friday, February 24, 2012 - 10:25 pm, by:  Dave Hart (Davyboy) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The diagram, under the bonnet, shows the serpentine belt and how it loops around the various pulleys. It shows 7 pulleys but on my V8 there's only 6.
Anyone know why?
This is the 3rd belt in just over a year that's failed. The last one shredded all over the engine bay and this last one lost one rib and jumped off bringing up the alternator not charging alarm and the hot cat symbol.
Jamie Richards
TryHard
St.john's
v8

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Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 12:59 am, by:  Jamie Richards (Nwb40gt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

is your car a 30-31 or 32? 30-31 have 7 pulleys & 32 should have 6 & then a separate belt for power steering. One of your pulleys could be bad & that would cause belt to shred or lose a rib
Dave Hart
Goo Roo
Waikato
UZZ32

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Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 02:56 am, by:  Dave Hart (Davyboy) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yes a '32 so that's ok but wondered why they stuck a picture showing 7 pulleys.
When the belt was off I had a feel around the pulleys but couldn't feel anything rough/sharp so no wiser.
I'll talk to Toyota tomorrow and see if I can get any sense.
Thanks Jamie.
Dan McColl
Goo Roo
Victoria (The Nazi State)
Pretty Red Thing and The Black Rattler

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Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 10:29 am, by:  Dan McColl (Hoon) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

http://www.toyodiy.com/parts/p_J_1991_TOYOTA_SOARER_UZZ31-ACPZK_1605.html
Dave Rose
Goo Roo
wa
uzz31 v8

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Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 10:37 am, by:  Dave Rose (Sand_groper) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Check that the pulleys are in line ,use a ruler across the faces, maybe your Soarer has had a bonnet change? as this sticker is stuck to under side.
Dave Hart
Goo Roo
Waikato
UZZ32

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Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 06:26 pm, by:  Dave Hart (Davyboy) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

That's all I can think of Dave, it's had a bonnet change previously.
I'll go and get the steel rule out to check alignment.
Dave Hart
Goo Roo
Waikato
UZZ32

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Monday, February 27, 2012 - 05:19 pm, by:  Dave Hart (Davyboy) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

It appears that the AC clutch pulley is out ie slightly forward a few mm and the the main drive pulley is then trying to pull it back into line but is instead ripping off the front rib. I've looked back through my invoices and the AC compressor was replaced Oct '05. At a later service in May '10 the belt was changed then I needed to replace it Dec '10 then again 4 weeks ago.
If the AC pulley is the problem why was it ok for 5 years? Could the AC pulley have moved forward some how in 2010?

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