ryan roopnarine
09-01-2009, 12:45 PM
you all are so much better than other boards at answering these questions. i loathe the idea of posting on a forum for this particular car and having a bunch of go-fast goofballs give me questionable info.
the car in question is a 1992 honda civic, plain jane 16valve motor that came in most of these cars. three or four nights ago, my friend's friend called us, and said that she had lost steering. upon examining the thing, we saw that a PS pump belt had derailed, and that the alternator belt appeared to be off one tooth, and rubbing on the timing belt case. after much gnashing of teeth in the rain, we saw that the crank pulley bolt was loose, and that there was a big old hole along the alternator belt path, that we figured was a broken off tensioner. we tell her to get it towed to a mechanic, as there was nothing we could do in the middle of the night to get a tensioner back on there.
fast forward to the next day. the mechanic tells her that a harmonic balancer pin had fallen out, and basically charges her $125 to put it back in and put the belts back on. my friend, however, observes that the alternator belt still appears to be rubbing on the timing case. i also observed that the last person to touch the timing belt has left the case so lose that i could separate it from the block with my fingernail (there's also a big old patch of grime where the separation is). my question is: is the alternator belt supposed to run that close to the timing case that it looks like it is rubbing? we both know that it is rubbing right now, and it looks as though there is supposed to be some kind of deflection pulley to keep it from doing this. thanks in advance.
the car in question is a 1992 honda civic, plain jane 16valve motor that came in most of these cars. three or four nights ago, my friend's friend called us, and said that she had lost steering. upon examining the thing, we saw that a PS pump belt had derailed, and that the alternator belt appeared to be off one tooth, and rubbing on the timing belt case. after much gnashing of teeth in the rain, we saw that the crank pulley bolt was loose, and that there was a big old hole along the alternator belt path, that we figured was a broken off tensioner. we tell her to get it towed to a mechanic, as there was nothing we could do in the middle of the night to get a tensioner back on there.
fast forward to the next day. the mechanic tells her that a harmonic balancer pin had fallen out, and basically charges her $125 to put it back in and put the belts back on. my friend, however, observes that the alternator belt still appears to be rubbing on the timing case. i also observed that the last person to touch the timing belt has left the case so lose that i could separate it from the block with my fingernail (there's also a big old patch of grime where the separation is). my question is: is the alternator belt supposed to run that close to the timing case that it looks like it is rubbing? we both know that it is rubbing right now, and it looks as though there is supposed to be some kind of deflection pulley to keep it from doing this. thanks in advance.