1995 Lincoln Continental My Belt keeps breaking

1995 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL
157,000 MILES • V8 • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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TACKLEBERRY28
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I know my belt is breaking from one of the many pulleys but how do I find which one it is. After the belt broke the first time I noticed that the coolant light would keep coming on. I drove it about a month and it broke again. I replaced the belt a third time and the belt broke within 5 minutes of running the engine. My power steering pump is also bad so I dont know if its the power steering pump pulley or the water pump pulley. Any Ideas?
Nov 11, 2010 at 9:11 AM
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MERLIN2021
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On a car with this mileage it could be any one of them, but remove the belt, then spin the idler, tensioner, A/C, and alternator pulleys by hand, they should spin freely and have no roughness or binding. Did you change the tensioner with the belt?
Nov 11, 2010 at 9:15 AM
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TACKLEBERRY28
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no i didn't when i turned the power steering pump pulley i could hear a noise every 3 or 4 turns
Nov 11, 2010 at 9:47 AM
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