NO: 07-02-94
SUBJECT: Serpentine Drive Belt Comes Off Pulleys
DATE: Dec. 23, 1994


NOTE: THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.3L OR 3.8L ENGINE.

SYMPTOM/CONDITION:
If the vehicle is driven through deep or drifted snow the serpentine drive
belt may be forced off of its pulleys by snow coming in between the belt and
the pulleys.

DIAGNOSIS:
Determine the road conditions the driver of the vehicle was encountering at
the time the serpentine belt came off. Verify all of the pulleys are in
proper alignment and pulleys and accessories are properly attached. If the
driver of the vehicle indicates deep or drifted snow may have been a factor
in the serpentine belt coming off its pulleys and any pulley mis-alignment
and/or accessory/pulley attachment problem has been corrected, perform the
following repair procedure.

PARTS REQUIRED:
Quantity
Part No.
Description

1

4773892
Shield

1

6501926
Nut/Washer

AR

4612411
Belt, Serpentine 1991 - 1992 With A/C

AR

4612460
Belt, Serpentine 1993 - 1995 With A/C

AR

4612418
Belt, Serpentine 1991 - 1995 Without A/C


"peter denyer" > wrote in message
...
> I don't think any repair work had anything to do with the serpentine
> belt coming off - I think, based on my own experience, that any
> appreciable amount of water that gets splashed up into the engine
> compartment can cause the belt to come off - had it happen to my 1995
> T&C under the same circumstance as you mention. Hit a large area of
> standing water in the dark during a particularly heavy rainstorm and off
> came the belt - glad to have been only a few blocks from home!
>
> Service manager at the local Chrysler dealer said that "well, thats a
> known problem if you get too much snow up into the engine compartment
> and there is a retro kit that supposed to protect the idler pulley (?)
> from getting snow/ water over it and prevent the belt from throwing
> off". Don't know if he was shining me on - 'cause I asked him to get
> this kit, but nothing ever happened.
>
> Peter
>
> NoName wrote:
> > Just recently had some repair work done on a 2000 Chrysler T&C minivan -
70K
> > miles
> > The oil pick-up tube was clogged with "debris", the shop guy hesitated
to
> > say WHAT it was.
> > I have changed the oil every 3000 miles up to 50K miles and since then,
I
> > have let it go to 4,000 miles maybe twice, and 4,500 once, using Castrol
GTX
> > and always changing the oil filter.
> >
> > After getting the vehicle back, my wife drove through some standing
water
> > about five blocks from our house and immediately lost power steering
> > capability and the temperature gauge was overheated when she pulled into
the
> > driveway.
> > Well, of course the serpentine belt came off the pulleys.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me WHY and HOW such debris build up could happen, and
does
> > the serpentine belt need to be removed/loosened to remove the oil pan
and
> > reinstall it?
> >
> > Thanks for any info.
> >
> >
> >
>