Water pump went out so I ordered some pulleys and belts to replace at the same time. Got everything back on except the belts and realized there was no way the new belt was going on. It's at least 2 inches shorter than the belt that was on. The weird thing is I replaced this belt last time and I'm 99% sure it was the same contitech belt.
I know the most common replies here are "it's routed incorrectly" or "the tensioner isn't all torqued all the way" but I've routed this belt on 100 times before so I know it's right and I have a nail in that pin hole in the pulley holding it open all the way. I've also verified the new pulleys are the same size as the old ones so that's not the problem either.
Check the album: https://imgur.com/a/FyfeeZF
In the first picture, I'm holding tension on the belt with my hand so to remove the slack so you can see how much room I'd still have to stretch it to get it over the pulley.
In the second picture, the new belt.
In the third picture, new belt lined up vs. old belt. There's at least two inches in difference from what I can tell.
I've also gone to the local parts store to compare against their replacement belts and they are all similar in length to the Contitech, which makes things more confusing. I thought maybe I got a counterfeit belt but now I have no idea.
What the hell is going on here???
I know the most common replies here are "it's routed incorrectly" or "the tensioner isn't all torqued all the way" but I've routed this belt on 100 times before so I know it's right and I have a nail in that pin hole in the pulley holding it open all the way. I've also verified the new pulleys are the same size as the old ones so that's not the problem either.
Check the album: https://imgur.com/a/FyfeeZF
In the first picture, I'm holding tension on the belt with my hand so to remove the slack so you can see how much room I'd still have to stretch it to get it over the pulley.
In the second picture, the new belt.
In the third picture, new belt lined up vs. old belt. There's at least two inches in difference from what I can tell.
I've also gone to the local parts store to compare against their replacement belts and they are all similar in length to the Contitech, which makes things more confusing. I thought maybe I got a counterfeit belt but now I have no idea.
What the hell is going on here???
