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Originally Posted by robcarsonjr
It is kind of hard to tell unless it is shot. On my 603 I was getting the chatter so I just replaced the shock. Later I find that the opposing spring can break at the hook which if it goes you will be to peeling wound strips of your belt out from behind the harmonic balancer, possibly wreck the front main seal, and also in my case the belt ripped through the trans cooling lines at the radiator. Ugly! The damage cost me much more than the spring. "Would have-should have-could have" Just not thinking.
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Well last year while on the freeway the belt 'slipped' off the tensioner pulley and did exactly what you said, it flapped around the disconnect the vacuum lines (couldn't shut down) and resulted in a lot of time spent pulling strips of ruined belt out of the harmonic balancer. Fortunately it didn't do any other damage.
Problem was that the tensioner bolt loosened up a little and allowed the tensioner pulley to pivot out and the belt to work its way off. after the ordeal I tightened up the tensioner but found that the bearing had some slop in it, hence replacement now, but maybe I will replace the shock and the spring as well, that way I don't have to worry about any of it.
Thanks for the comments!