The PAT WS6

iTrader: (14)

driving home from work after racing my buddy, and about 10 minutes after the race my belt broke, the serpentine belt. no power steering or nothing it was over heating, i drove it for a lil let it cool down and drove it let it cool down etc. till i finally made it home, i plan on getting a belt tomrw but was wondering how do you get the tensioner to give? is there a write up on this? any info would be great
thanks


also is there any where i can get a belt at 1 am a night? is there any auto stores that are open 24hours?

SporkLover

iTrader: (2)

just for the record.... Aluminum + overheating = big problems. Next time dont drive it until you get it fixed. Hopefully you dont have any head gasket issues.

There should be a sticker in your engine bay that shows the routing of the belt, and the direction you need to push on the tensioner to get some slack.

The PAT WS6

iTrader: (14)

ya i didnt let it get to hot i let it get about 3/4 of the way, i hope nothing is wrong. how hard is the belt to change?

ACW

Don't think any are open 24 hours, but looks like there's AutoZones in your area open at 7:30am Saturday morning: find the closest one at http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBr...ayStoreLocator

Here's how to change the belt:


Drive Belt Replacement - Accessory

Removal Procedure

1. Disconnect the intake air temperature (IAT) sensor electrical connector.
2. Disconnect the mass airflow (MAF) sensor electrical connector.
3. Remove the air intake duct from the throttle body and the air cleaner box.
4. Position a hex-head socket on the belt tensioner bolt.
5. Rotate the drive belt tensioner clockwise to relieve the tension on the drive belt.
6. Remove the drive belt from the tensioner and pulleys.
7. Clean and inspect the belt surfaces of all the pulleys.

Installation Procedure

1. Route the drive belt around the pulleys. [see attached diagram]
2. Position a hex-head socket on the belt tensioner bolt.
3. Rotate the drive belt tensioner clockwise to relieve the tension.
4. Install the drive belt onto the drive belt tensioner.
5. Inspect the drive belt to ensure that the belt is properly aligned into the grooves of the pulleys.
6. Install the air intake duct to the throttle body and the air cleaner box.
7. Connect the MAF sensor electrical connector.
8. Connect the IAT sensor electrical connector.

The PAT WS6

iTrader: (14)

thanks man i appreciate it i will be at auto zone at 730, do you think i hurt my motor in any way, by lettin it over heat to 3/4+??
thanks

ACW

Well, it's obviously not good for it. It's possible it may be okay: https://ls1tech.com/forums/showpost....62&postcount=5 . I'd guess there's probably not any major problems since you made it home intact, but it's hard to say.

BrandonDrecksage

iTrader: (1)

my engine has two belts? how do you loosen the tension on the 2nd?

B.W.

iTrader: (3)

Your belt spinning powers your water pump (for cooling the engine), power steering, alternator, AC compressor, etc. It is not a good idea at all to drive without a belt. If this happens again pull over and leave the car, come back with a belt the next day.

ACW

The LT1 has one drive belt, that has the AC compressor on the same belt as the power steering pump and alternator; the LS1 splits those up into "Accessory Drive Belt" and "Air Conditioning Drive Belt" instead. The AC drive belt has its own tensioner.

BrandonDrecksage

iTrader: (1)

do you know where I can get a diagram? there isn't one on my rad support where its supposed to be. thank you.

ACW

Here are the belt diagrams