VX II Commodore/Calais Belt Problem

[tairvine]

My belt has chewed through the pulley it is meant to turn. I am a bit of a novice and not sure what is broken. the car still works the belt turns smoothly, it just doesn't turn the affected pulley. the car drives but I am guessing that it is a bad I idea to drive it like this. Can anybody let me know what it is that the pulley is attached to, and what do I need to do to repair?

[paul-r]

This is an idler pulley - it is not connected to anything. You would need to get the pulley assembly replaced and replace the belt at the same time.

[accentstencil]

This is an idler pulley - it is not connected to anything. You would need to get the pulley assembly replaced and replace the belt at the same time.

And very quickly.

[mainpath]

wtf! how does that even happen? shouldn't the belt have gone first ?

[tairvine]

thanks for the advice. pulley and belt both now replaced. I have no idea how it happened, looks like this particular pulley was plastic and melted somehow - how the belt didn't wear out is amazing, it was still in what appeared like good condition, I replaced it anyway.

[brad_m_is]

wtf! how does that even happen? shouldn't the belt have gone first ?

the bearings in the pulley seize then the belt burns the hell out of the pulley thats how it happens

[mainpath]

Yea but i would have thought that the belt would have been the first to go thats all.