Hi,
The other day my power steering belt broke and I picked up a new one as well as a new A/c belt. When I went to change them, I noticed something that looked odd - it looks as if my harmonic pulley is not right. I just Inherited this car from my father who took care of it by the book (2004 forester). In looking at the pulley, it looks like someone may have installed the wrong one, or out it on backwards. Instead of the pulley being flush with the timing belt covers, there is a lip between the covers and the main thread of the pulley where the belt should sit - this means I can't line up the pulley with the tensioning pulley if I put the belt on the correct location - instead the belt sits on the lip and the tensioner won't tighten enough to engage the a/c belt. The alternator belt fits but again the area it should sit on in the harmonic pulley is thinner than it should be (this is the fatter belt). I ended up putting on the alternator/ps belt but left off the a/c belt because of the funkness. Can any let me know your thoughts?
My father did have the timing belts and the head gaskets replaced about 20k ago.
I have a photo but can't seem to place it anywhere on this forum
Thanks
Marty
The other day my power steering belt broke and I picked up a new one as well as a new A/c belt. When I went to change them, I noticed something that looked odd - it looks as if my harmonic pulley is not right. I just Inherited this car from my father who took care of it by the book (2004 forester). In looking at the pulley, it looks like someone may have installed the wrong one, or out it on backwards. Instead of the pulley being flush with the timing belt covers, there is a lip between the covers and the main thread of the pulley where the belt should sit - this means I can't line up the pulley with the tensioning pulley if I put the belt on the correct location - instead the belt sits on the lip and the tensioner won't tighten enough to engage the a/c belt. The alternator belt fits but again the area it should sit on in the harmonic pulley is thinner than it should be (this is the fatter belt). I ended up putting on the alternator/ps belt but left off the a/c belt because of the funkness. Can any let me know your thoughts?
My father did have the timing belts and the head gaskets replaced about 20k ago.
I have a photo but can't seem to place it anywhere on this forum
Thanks
Marty