PS Don't use belts from FLAPS.

Jim

On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>> www.stir-plate.com
>> www.towercooler.com
>> www.kegkits.com
>> www.grow-sun.com
>>
>>
>>
>> -----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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>> ralph meyermann
>>
>> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 10:12 AM
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