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08-15-09, 08:23 AM
|  | Mods on hold till diff gets fixed. Cadillac(s): 2005 CTS-V  | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: South Lyon, MI Age: 60 | | | Shredded Gatorback
Less than a half mile from the house yesterday and heard a nasty noise from under the hood. I was pretty sure it was the belt, so I limped the short distance to home, opened the hood, and found that a portion of the belt had separated and had become wrapped around the alternator pulley and was lodged under the remaining part of the belt!
Heavymetals said to always carry an extra with you, and he was right (as usual). Put on my spare and went and bought another one. Funny thing is, I had been doing NO spirited driving ... it just happened out of the blue with no prior warning. Just glad I had one in the trunk and that I wasn't in BFE somewhere.  
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08-15-09, 08:42 AM
|  | Hemi, It's what's for dinner.... Cadillac(s): CTS-V | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Age: 29 | | | Re: Shredded Gatorback
Wow Rand, Did it mess up the alternator at all? Do you carry a wrench/socket to get that belt tensioner down? Damn maggie, must be that time of the month....jk not sure she even had anything to do with it. My hood liner still has multiple belt scars from my maggie days  |
08-15-09, 08:46 AM
| | Mods on hold till diff gets fixed. Cadillac(s): 2005 CTS-V | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: South Lyon, MI Age: 60 | | | Re: Shredded Gatorback
As far as I can tell, the alternator is fine ... I went for a drive after I put on my spare, maybe 15 miles. I carry an open-end wrench, but should rethink that ... a socket/ratchet setup is much easier.
That time of the month? Yeah, I might have to whip 'er a bit today going to the Dream Cruise.  |
08-15-09, 09:02 AM
|  | Cadillac Owners Enthusiast Cadillac(s): 2006 Platinum CTS V | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Michigan Age: 37 | | | Re: Shredded Gatorback
Figures...the day before the Dream Cruise! Glad everything is ok.
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08-15-09, 09:46 AM
|  | Cadillac Owners Master Cadillac(s): 04 cadillac cts v | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dekalb IL Age: 28 | | | Re: Shredded Gatorback
Oh some belt dressing should fix that LOL jk
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08-15-09, 10:53 AM
| | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): Cadillac | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: windsor ont, canada | | | Re: Shredded Gatorback
wow you should call the belt company they will replace it for free |
08-15-09, 01:20 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Member Cadillac(s): 05 maggied CTS-V, 03 maggied Z06 | | | | | Re: Shredded Gatorback
Thanks for the reference.
I carry a long SEARS box end to give enough leverage on the tensioner for replacement.
An extra belt and a wrench are a "must have" IMHO.
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08-15-09, 02:07 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Enthusiast Cadillac(s): 2005 CTS-V | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego | | | Re: Shredded Gatorback
My harmonic balancer bolt had come loose and the balancer was slowly working its way out. You might want to check yours too. This causes side loading on all the bearings and the belt. I had to replace my tensioner and get a new belt and bolt. |
08-15-09, 06:24 PM
| | Mods on hold till diff gets fixed. Cadillac(s): 2005 CTS-V | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: South Lyon, MI Age: 60 | | | Re: Shredded Gatorback
Quote:
Originally Posted by branland  My harmonic balancer bolt had come loose and the balancer was slowly working its way out. You might want to check yours too. This causes side loading on all the bearings and the belt. I had to replace my tensioner and get a new belt and bolt. | Mine better not be coming out! I pinned it as part of the maggie install!  |
08-16-09, 10:58 AM
| | Cadillac Owners Fanatic Cadillac(s): '05 CTS-V | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Miami, Fl and Chicago, Il. | | | Re: Shredded Gatorback
Man, even with a gatorback? Why do these belts not wanna stay on? |
08-16-09, 11:20 AM
|  | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): 04 ctsV platinum,maggied,rt cats,headers,corsa,stealth tune | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: kansas Age: 45 | | | Re: Shredded Gatorback
I threw a belt off my power stroke yesterday(had a spare).Ever since I went to the gator on my v I have not had a problem. |
08-17-09, 04:42 PM
| | Cadillac Owners Member Cadillac(s): Cadillac | | | | | Re: Shredded Gatorback
just an fyi I have had nothing but problems with shredding / belt slip with the gatorback belts on blower cars. the good old napa belts hold up the best for us. |
08-17-09, 07:37 PM
|  | Cadillac Owners Connoisseur Cadillac(s): '05 CTS-V, '00 SLS, 98 SLS, 89 Eldo, '80 Eldo | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC Age: 38 | | | Re: Shredded Gatorback
Randy, the belt probably got weak from when it was riding up on the pulley. Don't know why some people have their belt riding up. I don't even have the bracket on, and have no problems.
BTW I have a 15mm socket on my breaker bar 
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08-18-09, 10:35 AM
|  | Drive It. Break It. Build it Better Cadillac(s): Platinum 2004 CTS-V | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Indiana | | | Re: Shredded Gatorback
Randy you whooped that's gator's ass!! Good job 
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08-18-09, 10:44 AM
|  | Let Me See Your War Face!!! Cadillac(s): 05 CTS-V | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mile High Age: 29 | | | Re: Shredded Gatorback
Is there a certain model number or size gatorback I'll need to pick up at the parts store for the maggie? | | Cadillac Discussion Tools | | | 
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