serpentine belt not sitting correctly

1999 DODGE RAM
137,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
Avatar
BENI167
  • MEMBER
  • 1 POST
when vehicle is running you can see the belt not sitting correctly on the far bottom pully. when vehicle is of it sits correctly.
Sep 25, 2009 at 2:47 PM
Advertisement
Avatar
KASEKENNY
  • CERTIFIED EXPERT
  • 18,907 POSTS
More than likely your balancer is the issue. This is the pulley that is connected to the crank shaft.

Here are some guides that will with this:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-a-harmonic-balancer-works

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-serpentine-belt

I am attaching the info below to help replace this which is what needs to happen before this breaks or it can damage the engine and then you have a much larger repair.

Please run through this info and let us know what you find. Thanks
Nov 29, 2021 at 8:01 AM