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      04-15-2014, 10:27 AM   #39
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Originally Posted by 335-EYE View Post
tag as this just happened to me yesterday. Belt shredded to pieces. I just had the drive belt replaced on 12/20/12 with 78950 miles. I now have 89000 miles on the odo.
Did you drive over a curb or hit a huge pothole?

In my case, it was caused by getting rear-ended. The jolt apparently shifted the engine on its mounts enough to cause the pulley/belt to contact the frame. A few days later, the belt broke. Suddenly there was no power steering... very dangerous!
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