Serpentine belt not sitting correctly

Tiny
BENI167
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  • 1999 DODGE RAM
  • V8
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 137,000 MILES
When vehicle is running you can see the belt not sitting correctly on the far bottom pully. When vehicle is of it sits correctly.
Friday, September 25th, 2009 AT 2:47 PM

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Tiny
KASEKENNY
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  • 18,907 POSTS
More than likely your balancer is the issue. This is the pulley that is connected to the crank shaft.

Here are some guides that will with this:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-a-harmonic-balancer-works

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-serpentine-belt

I am attaching the info below to help replace this which is what needs to happen before this breaks or it can damage the engine and then you have a much larger repair.

Please run through this info and let us know what you find. Thanks
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Monday, November 29th, 2021 AT 8:01 AM

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