Broken direct drive belt

Hansantl · Post by **Hansantl** » 10 Apr 2022, 09:52

Can I drive two miles with out a direct drive belt? Mine has broken and I just want to get car home to do repairs

Post by **abscate** » 10 Apr 2022, 10:54

On a 2001-2007 model, yes

No power steering , wheel will be very heavy parking and low speeds
No alternator , so battery light will be on
No air conditionig

Post by **cn90** » 10 Apr 2022, 11:07

But you will save a few drops of gasoline bc the PS Pump and alternator are not driven.

All joking aside, yes you can drive home.
But once the drive belt breaks, it raises a much bigger issue: how old is your timing belt?
If the TB compartment has not been addressed at 130K-140K, time to do the TB, pulleys x2 and WP.
Info in forum.

PS: How many miles on the odometer?

Post by **volvolugnut** » 10 Apr 2022, 18:26

Remove the broken belt to avoid wrapping up in the timing belt and causing real grief.
volvolugnut

Post by **jonesg** » 10 Apr 2022, 18:57

drove mine more than 20 miles, headlights off.
When I got home i restarted it, plenty of battery left.
So, depends on your battery condition.

Post by **abscate** » 11 Apr 2022, 04:01

A good battery will give you an hour or two of reserve. It will start and idle fine as the battery sags, but running under load will degrade first

Post by **vtl** » 12 Apr 2022, 09:15

You can drive, but first make sure no kevlar threads got under the timing belt. When my new Conti serpentine belt snapped partially, it caused t-belt to jump one tooth off on the exhaust side. The rest of pulleys were clogged with kevlar as well: crankshaft, PS pump, alternator, A/C compressor - just everything.