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Originally Posted by cornontherob
Got the panel off, started the car and confirmed that it was still doing it. Took off the belt and started again for a couple seconds and the problem was gone. It looks like the pulley on the alternator bolt had seized up and melted the belt to it, which explains a lot. Ordering a new pulley, bolt, and belt. However, I have no idea how to get the old idler pulley out without removing the entire alternator, which is an utter drag. Any ideas?
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if you are talking about the idler pulley just to the right of the alternator pulley, you'll just need to pull the center bolt. You'll get the bolt, a washer and a spacer along with the pulley. They all need to go back the same way.