Serpentine belt moves off pulley
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Asked by Tom Feb 18, 2020 at 07:51 PM about the 2009 Dodge Caliber SXT FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Had a blown belt on an '09 Dodge Caliber.  Replaced belt,
then noticed the issue.  As the belt circles the steering
pump down to a pulley, as it rounds that pulley it hangs off
about 1 rib on the pulley.  It then goes up toward alternator
and it hangs off 1 rib it then goes to the AC pump and it's
all back on track.  So it's the pulley and the alternator pulley
where i's offset.  8 months ago, I had the 2 pulleys,
tensioner pulley and alternator changed.  So I'm not sure
when the issue started or if it was when this stuff was
installed eight months ago. Like I said I noticed after I had
replaced the shredded belt today.  #5 & #3 in attached
image..

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TDolby answered 4 years ago

See if you can put a straightedge across the edge of the pulleys to see which one is sticking too far out.

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Tom answered 4 years ago

I changed the lower pulley since that was the first sign of the belt off track before it passes over the alternator. That seemed to have fixed the issues. 3 belts and a 19$ pulley. We're back in action. Thanks for your input..

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