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My bet is that one of the pulleys is misaligned. Could possibly be on the belt tensioner. Have you tried a new belt tensioner?
Also make sure the other pulleys do not have ANY play in them. Take the belt off and by hand check to see if you can wobble any of the pulleys.
If the shaft of any pulley is not perfectly aligned with the other pulleys, that pulley could cause the belt to slip off. Has the alternator, power steering pump, AC compressor been worked on or removed just prior to this happening? One of those might not have been reinstalled perfectly. A washer that is missing or in the wrong place can cause a belt to drift.
There is no rule on how much mileage you can get out of any car, it all depends on you and up keep of maintenance . Oil changes, and filters and proper lubrication is the life blood of any car, but most of all is the driver and driving the car as if it was the last transportation on earth. Myself give you hat off for being a great driver and great up keep on your car. Keep rolling and keep in touch on progress. Mike
seems like you may have already removed the belt. Normally the belt is left tensioned in order to give enough resistance to break the bolt free and remove the pulley. Otherwise you need to figure out a way to prop something against the pulley and the engine block to allow you to remove the bolt.
if that dosnt have the automatic tenchener you will have to locate the pully that ajust its to parts to it losen the nut then tighten down the bolt then retighten the nut
DO this with a COLD engine, so you do not burned by a hot engine...Loosen the 14 millimeter nut on the idler/tensioner pulleythat the AC belt rides on. Do NOT remove the nut, or the pulley will fall off. Then loosen the long 12 millimeter bolt, which will remove tension, and will let the pulley extend. Remove the old belt. Spin the tensioner pulley with your hand, make sure that it spins free & is not noisy, Fit the new belt, and tighten the 12 millimeter bolt until the pulley retracts,and tightens the belt. Finally, retighten the 14 millimeter nut.
Perform a general tune-up - checking plugs, plug wires, belts, coolant,
filters and timing. Check the alignment and wheel bearings. Check the engine compression. Check the hoses for corrosion.You just want to kind of look everything over real good and see if there is anything worn like belts and hoses. Other than that just keep maintenance up.
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