1999 carrera 4 convertible pulley and belt replacement

[kristian]

I'm thinking of replacing my belt and all three pulleys since the belt and one of the pulleys broke today. I found an DIY for replacing the belt but nothing for the pulleys? Is it pretty easy? Anything to it?

I think one of the pulley bearings went out, so I'm replacing them all. My car has 59000 miles.

Thanks

Kristian

[Loren]

Depends on the pulley that broke and whether it boke the alternator mount.

[kristian]

HI,

It did not brake the alternator mount. Half of the pulley from inside got carved out like somebody used a can opener.

Thanks

Kristian

PS.I'll try to post a picture tomorrow

Depends on the pulley that broke and whether it boke the alternator mount.

[kristian]

Heres some pics of the warped out pulley. I was lucky that it did not brake anything else.

KL

[kristian]

If you hear a squeling noise for a few seconds when you start up your car, don't always assume its the belt. In my case it was a worn out bearing on a pulley. Normally when they fail, they will brake the alternator wall or the engine wall since they are bolted in them. I was driving very slow because I was making a turn, so the damage was minimal.

I didn't want to take any chances of that happening again, so I replaced all three pulleys.

Now I have a piece of mind.

Thanks for you help

Kristian

Heres some pics of the warped out pulley. I was lucky that it did not brake anything else.

KL