What is causing serpentine belt to split

Asked by Haybay9186 Jul 08, 2019 at 03:05 PM about the 2005 Ford Five Hundred SEL

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My derpantine belt broka a day after a loud
noise came from my passenger side
understand hood. And battery light came on.
I replaced the first one but few hours later
that second one broke. What is the problem

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firebird338 answered 4 years ago

Before installing another belt make sure a bearing has not seized up on one of the accessories like the alternator , power steering pump , idler and tension pulleys.

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