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The serpentine belt broke replaced it and i broke

The serpentine belt broke, replaced it, and it broke after a day of driving. Is the problem simply a bad pulley and which pulley typically goes bad?

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I had this problem, it turned out that A/C compressor had seized and wouldn't turn, because the compressor was stuck it would rip up the new belt- so you can one of two things;

replace the compressor and belt

or
get a shorter serpentine belt and bypass the A/C compressor- there are several sites that show you how to route this.- i did this being a college student, not having A/C isn't that bad

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A bad belt tensioner leaving too much slack in belt causes it to break.

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