A/C belt rubbing timing belt cover

[Yellow94]

I just bought this 1990 Eagle Talon from my boss. Paid 300 bucks. It has 18,000 miles on a rebuilt engine. I started looking at the engine bay and the accessory belt for the air conditioner is rubbing against the time cover, has already wore a grove in the cover. Can anyone tell me how to fix this problem. Im new to the whole 4cyl world so bare with me. I gonna post some pics.

 

[6 bolt dreams]

quikest way to fix that is to cut the belt, u dont need a/c any ways.

 

[Yellow94]

I could do that , but I need the A/C this soon.

later
Orlie

 

[snowborder714]

This will most likely happen. My lower cover has a groove in it from where the A/C belt was. Your best bet would be to either let it go (but check it every so often for fraying) and have it carve it's own groove out or to try and cut some of the cover out of the way so it's not rubbing so much.

 

[jeremy19984g63]

You could shim the idler pulley over just a bit.

 

[evane]

bad things happen when belts break my buddy just got his head built and the a/c belt came off and went into the timing belt and bent some valves

 

[blcknspo0ln]

DO NOT ignore this problem. I had my cover cut into pieces because my tensioner bolt backed out. As mentioned above, bad things happen when the belts let go. I would check tension on the belt, and see if any of the bolts are loose on the tensioner. If everything is in place (including cover) there should be no rubbing.

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[brassc2007]

I had this problem on my 1g. Try tightening the belts. On my it also squeled, and when i tightened the alternator belt it somehow pulled the ac belt of the cover.

 

[skatefiend]

I put my tentioner on backwards one time and it did the similar thing. There was almost a v worn in the one belt. Don't know if this will help, but make sure its not backwards, and like the other guys said see if it too tight/not tight enough. Are the belts actually rubbing together? Cause I had that problem too, taking the water pump pully off can be a bi***! I ended up bending the out side edges of the water pump pully and the belt was sliding over to the other one causing friction. Check your pulleys for and damage...