I had a belt problem on my diesel jetta that drove me crazy trying to
track it down (actually I had half a dozen belt problems with that
car, but this one was chewing up alternator belts overnight). It turns
out that there was a lip of sharp metal inside one of the pulleys. It
must have had something caught in there at some point. Anyway, it was
sharp as a razor and if I had not swapped it out and had it in my
hands in strong daylight, I would never have noticed it.

Jim

On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net> wrote:
> More than likely there is enough free play in the front or rear bearing to
> cause the rotor to drag.
>
> Also, you might have a pulley alignment problem but if it's been running
> fine this is not likely.
>
> Thanks, Tom Hargrave
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
> ralph meyermann
> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 10:29 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Alternator belt burning up?
>
> Bearing locking up under load?
>
> Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy
>
> On May 5, 2012 10:28 AM, "Tom Hargrave" <thargrav@hiwaay.net> wrote:
>
> Most likely a bad bearing.
>
>
> Thanks, Tom Hargrave
> www.stir-plate.com
> www.towercooler.com
> www.kegkits.com
> www.grow-sun.com
>
>
>
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