Looks like i will be replacing another belt. The first looked pretty worn and I really don't know it's age but then one I replaced it with on has about 7000 miles on. After I had about 2,000 miles on the new belt I had my brakes worked on and the said that they had got that my belt was miss aligned. But the belt is chewed all to hell now. It was making a kind of cherping noise. It was kind of off and on. I thought it might be rubbing on one side because only the front of the belt is chewed up so I am wondering if it has become miss aligned and rubbing on somthing. But I can't really see all that well. Has anyone else had this problem. -Anthony

 

These belts chirp quite a bit when you shut down because the CTD stops quicker than all the components running on the belt. I have no answer for your bad wear though sorry. I think I see even worse than you from here 8)

 

yz,

Check your idler pully for play.

Later, Rob

BTW, the "chirp" is typicly on the slushboxes, the manuals have more mass to spin after shutdown, and typicly don't chirp.

 

well thanks for the advise guys. I will let you know when I get it figured out. thanks again -Anthony

 

It looks to me that the belt tensioner has tons of play. I think that because it has so much play in the tensioner that it is rubbing up against part of the tensioner. So hopfully this fixes the problem. -Anthony

 

YZ, I have read a couple posts by other owners with the belt eating problem. The cause was alignment problems from failing tension roller.<br><br>Jerry

 

Thanks for the help. Jerry. Today i will finally have time to try and fix it. So we shall see what happens. Thanks again guys. -Anthony

 

If you buy the tensonier from Cummins, I think its $98. The dealer may be half again that much.<br>Michael

 

Well it has fixed the problem. So i am thrilled. Well I bought mine from napa but if I could I would have bought one from cummins but it's aways to a cummins dealer or shop. But it's fixed so I am done with it. ;D -Anthony

 

YZ, glad to hear your belt problem is now history.

 

Thanks again guys. Good thing it is history too. -Anthony ;D

 

[quote author=Rob Thomas link=board=16;threadid=6969;start=0#66062 date=1037156909]<br>yz,<br><br> Check your idler pully for play.<br><br>Later, Rob<br><br>BTW, the &quot;chirp&quot; is typicly on the slushboxes, the manuals have more mass to spin after shutdown, and typicly don't chirp.<br>[/quote]<br><br>Thanks for that Rob I always felt cheated, my cummins did not chirp when shutting down But.... Now I'm happy ;D