Please help. Melted drive belt onto pulleys

[dnewton3]

Lots of good suggestions above about how to fix this problem.

But I gotta ask ... How in the world did you let it get that bad? To melt a belt onto pulleys as you claim, I have to think that the belt had to be chirping/screaming at some point, or at least give some manner of audible indication something was wrong. Additionally, if the alternator wasn't turning (locked up), the little red dash indicator light should have alerted you to a state of not charging, while you "sat inside letting the truck warm".

 

[KrisZ]

Lots of good suggestions above about how to fix this problem.

But I gotta ask ... How in the world did you let it get that bad? To melt a belt onto pulleys as you claim, I have to think that the belt had to be chirping/screaming at some point, or at least give some manner of audible indication something was wrong. Additionally, if the alternator wasn't turning (locked up), the little red dash indicator light should have alerted you to a state of not charging, while you "sat inside letting the truck warm".

Yeah, those are my thoughts as well, especially since OP sat inside the vehicle. Was probably consumed reading BITOG? We can definitely captivate the readers

 

[DriveHard]

Lots of good suggestions above about how to fix this problem.

But I gotta ask ... How in the world did you let it get that bad? To melt a belt onto pulleys as you claim, I have to think that the belt had to be chirping/screaming at some point, or at least give some manner of audible indication something was wrong. Additionally, if the alternator wasn't turning (locked up), the little red dash indicator light should have alerted you to a state of not charging, while you "sat inside letting the truck warm".

I guess I had envisioned a remote start vehicle...where you were still in your PJ's, and still a ways out from heading out the door...

 

[WobblyElvis]

Alternators often seize with rust/iron flakes bonding the rotor to the stator. Not the bearings. Spraying some light lube down inside the alternator and a little elbow grease can often restore the alternator. Youtube videos on the subject. Good luck.

 

[zzyzzx]

You can probably clean them on a wire wheel.

I would think not if any of them are plastic.

 

[zzyzzx]

just replace the alternator

A teardown with pics would be nice if it weren't for the core charge.

 

[zzyzzx]

Please post some pics of the carnage!!!

 

[kschachn]

Picture please.

 

[mk378]

What @WobblyElvis said. With no belt on, put a breaker bar on the alternator pulley nut and work it back and forth to free the rotor. I don't think that spraying stuff into the alternator is a good idea or necessary here. If it doesn't unstick you could open the alternator case.

 

[dnewton3]

What @WobblyElvis said. With no belt on, put a breaker bar on the alternator pulley nut and work it back and forth to free the rotor. I don't think that spraying stuff into the alternator is a good idea or necessary here. If it doesn't unstick you could open the alternator case.

This is a matter of trying something before buying something.

Yes - one could use force to try and free the stuck alternator. Perhaps, as another stated, there's some debris stuck in between the rotor and stator. I personally would NOT spray a "light lubricant" inside an alternator; electrical circuits don't like lubes where they don't belong as they may alter conductivity. However, spraying some electrical contact cleaner in there may help; probably won't hurt.

After all that, one of two things will be true:
- it's fixed and can continue in service; use it
- it's no more ruined than it was before; get a new one and trade in the core

 

[IndyIan]

It looks like it's been discontinued at CT. Per the first reviewer, it's been banned by the feds here.
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I wouldn't use stuff like this on the pulleys still on the motor, you might be getting into replacing the seals behind them shortly, or the bearings. Get some padding so you can lay on top of the fender or whatever to get comfortable and start picking away. Probably won't be as bad as it looks.

 

[Shucks18]

I've pulled crank pulleys off 2uzfe's and never found it difficult. Although its pretty accessible once the pan is removed so I dont think you'd need to anyway.

Good to hear, I’ll just turn the crank by hand with a breaker bar when I need a new angle

 

[kschachn]

Good to hear, I’ll just turn the crank by hand with a breaker bar when I need a new angle

Please post a picture of what is going on.

 

[Shucks18]

Will do tonight. Was maybe thinking a pressure washer would remove it.

 

[Shucks18]

Please post a picture of what is going on.

I’ll upload one tonight, but just envision melting a rubber serpentine belt into every single pulley grove all the way down to the bottom of the groove, and raised above the grooves a 8th of an inch

 

[Shucks18]

I would think not if any of them are plastic.

It’s a 01 tundra they didn’t use plastic pulley garbage, but I am worried about scratching of messing up one of the pulley grooves

 

[zzyzzx]

It’s a 01 tundra they didn’t use plastic pulley garbage, but I am worried about scratching of messing up one of the pulley grooves

Is removing the pulley and using a solvent a possibly here?

 

[Shucks18]

Is removing the pulley and using a solvent a possibly here?

Some of them yes but I would rather not remove the ac compressor or the crank pulley

 

[Shucks18]

Is removing the pulley and using a solvent a possibly here?

I think the only pulley that will be necessary on is the crank pulley. A pick is working really well on the ones I can reach.

 

[Shucks18]

This is the ps pulley