AA c38, the sc belts never want to say on...wtf

[GottaLoveAvus]

hey whats up guys. i have about 3500mile on my car. the belt went in 3000mile. and when i installed the belt it jumped back and forth... i pulled on the blower and finally i got her to stay on...and now tonight when i tuned my car on i heard a clicking noise and i open my hood an the belts jumping...so i pulled the blown towands the front end of the car an now the belts stays on fine.... WTF can anyone help me?

thanks

stefan

[camshaft]

Do you have the rear support turnbuckle set up properly? And is the tensioner under tension? I can't think of what else it could be off the top of my head. I'm assuming you haven't actually checked the alignment of the car's pulleys in general right?

Austin

[GottaLoveAvus]

how can i check the alignment of the pulleys?

[jszy25]

You need to adjust the turnbuckle bracket as camshaft said.

The bracket we are talking about is the one that connects behind the oil filter housing:

[GottaLoveAvus]

ok ill see what happens

[GottaLoveAvus]

if the belts coming foward(towards the front of the car) what way should i try to more the turnbuckle brace

[jszy25]

i open my hood an the belts jumping...so i pulled the blown towands the front end of the car an now the belts stays on fine

Try taking some tension off by loosening the turnbuckle.

[camshaft]

Make sure you use the little nut on the turnbuckle to lock it after you adjust it too. If I recall the manual says to lengthen the turnbuckle until it starts to put pressure on the blower and then go a 1/4 turn past there. As for checking pulley alignment, I've never done it myself, but the two ways I've heard are using a metal ruler to lay across the tops, but with the ruler perpendicular so it can't flex, or by using a laser.

Austin

[GottaLoveAvus]

im at work now i should be able to do this within a few days lol