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Failed belt tensioner....

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Old 08-19-2013, 04:34 AM
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Failed belt tensioner....

Yup, it happened and now I'm waitin for a tow. It looks like it also destroyed my M7 2% crank pulley. Hurray for crappy engineering!!
 
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Old 08-19-2013, 05:26 PM
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No Bueno





This should be all together.... not in pieces
 
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Old 08-19-2013, 05:38 PM
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Consequence of a snapped belt, I suppose? Run a tensioner stop next time. Check this:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...testers-4.html
 
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Old 08-19-2013, 07:03 PM
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A little preventive maintenance goes a long way, just recently replaced the tensioner, picked one up on Amazon for $75 delivered, OEM identical replacement. purchased Ways polyurethane replacement bushings and tensioner stop before replacing it. Mine had not gone bad but it had 80k on it, put a ATI damper not long ago for same reason, it had not gone yet but was inevitable.
 
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Old 08-21-2013, 06:24 PM
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I just installed my amazon.com tensioner and a WMW stop. My ATI super damper will be here tomorrow
 
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