I thought only the serpentine belt fell off, but upon further inspection tonight underneath the car, I discovered that the alternator pulley is somewhere on the side of a road right now. I suspect the alternator pulley broke off, taking the serpentine belt along with it.
I bought a new belt today, but I obviously can't install it when the alternator pulley is missing. The "shaft" that the pulley attaches to is still there, and I was able to turn it with my fingers so I think the alternator is fine.
Can the alternator pulley be purchased on its own, and what is involved in installing it? Does it slide onto the "shaft" and bolt in with a bolt somehow?
Also, I noticed that my TDI idled very roughly with the serpentine belt missing. It stumbled and felt like it was misfiring, and I could feel the shaking from inside the cabin. When I gave it a little throttle to move the car into my garage, the shaking went away, but reappeared once it was back down to idle again. Any ideas?
I did a search, and apparently a lot of other users have had their alternator pulleys fall off...
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=99516
I bought a new belt today, but I obviously can't install it when the alternator pulley is missing. The "shaft" that the pulley attaches to is still there, and I was able to turn it with my fingers so I think the alternator is fine.
Can the alternator pulley be purchased on its own, and what is involved in installing it? Does it slide onto the "shaft" and bolt in with a bolt somehow?
Also, I noticed that my TDI idled very roughly with the serpentine belt missing. It stumbled and felt like it was misfiring, and I could feel the shaking from inside the cabin. When I gave it a little throttle to move the car into my garage, the shaking went away, but reappeared once it was back down to idle again. Any ideas?
I did a search, and apparently a lot of other users have had their alternator pulleys fall off...
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=99516
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