BAD LUCK (Vent)
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Burning Brakes
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BAD LUCK (Vent)
Well I shredded a belt 2 days ago and got the belt on just to realize when the belt shredded it took out the wiring to my abs, traction control, and active handling... If it werent for bad luck with this car I wouldnt have any...sorry just needed to vent 
Anyone else ever have this happen with a shredded blower belt.. if so what am I looking at to get it fixed 
Anyone else ever have this happen with a shredded blower belt.. if so what am I looking at to get it fixed
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Sorry to hear about your misfortune. I had a belt snap on me and crack the paint on the outside of my hood just above the alternator. I still haven't repaired it 
How bad is the wiring damage? Hopefully it can be soldered back together in a few hours and you're not looking at a new harness.
How bad is the wiring damage? Hopefully it can be soldered back together in a few hours and you're not looking at a new harness.
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Originally Posted by diynoob
Sorry to hear about your misfortune. I had a belt snap on me and crack the paint on the outside of my hood just above the alternator. I still haven't repaired it
How bad is the wiring damage? Hopefully it can be soldered back together in a few hours and you're not looking at a new harness.
How bad is the wiring damage? Hopefully it can be soldered back together in a few hours and you're not looking at a new harness.
Well I am going to have to put the car on jack stands sometime this week/weekend and see just how much wiring damage, but knowing my luck its going to be the whole wiring harness
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Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by TNTC5
Hey! Doc, I will come over and help you with your mess, eventhose i don't like the tools that made from China. The tools from Taiwan are much better. 
your brotha
Tony T.
your brotha
Tony T.
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I am sorry. With these cars sometimes there is little devils in them.
My car has some electrically problem that is causing to major time problems with me. So work through it and I am sure the A&A kit will treat you right later.
Jon
My car has some electrically problem that is causing to major time problems with me. So work through it and I am sure the A&A kit will treat you right later.
Jon
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Originally Posted by XCELER8
I am sorry. With these cars sometimes there is little devils in them.
My car has some electrically problem that is causing to major time problems with me. So work through it and I am sure the A&A kit will treat you right later.
Jon
My car has some electrically problem that is causing to major time problems with me. So work through it and I am sure the A&A kit will treat you right later.
Jon
I know its not Andy's kit, I am sure I will get the problems worked out, I just hope its before a drag event planned in bowling green on the 23rd
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Originally Posted by Doczo6
Yeah I know damn gremlins I know its not Andy's kit, I am sure I will get the problems worked out, I just hope its before a drag event planned in bowling green on the 23rd
I know its not Andy's kit, I am sure I will get the problems worked out, I just hope its before a drag event planned in bowling green on the 23rd Sometimes the large mods problems takes the fun out of mods to me.
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Originally Posted by Doczo6
Well I shredded a belt 2 days ago and got the belt on just to realize when the belt shredded it took out the wiring to my abs, traction control, and active handling... If it werent for bad luck with this car I wouldnt have any...sorry just needed to vent Anyone else ever have this happen with a shredded blower belt.. if so what am I looking at to get it fixed
Anyone else ever have this happen with a shredded blower belt.. if so what am I looking at to get it fixed JB
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Originally Posted by jbsblownc5
Sorry to hear about that. I've lost a few belt over the years. I have an abs light coming on sometimes, where exactly did you hit the wires?
JB
JB
Not completely sure, I am going to have to put it on jack stands and check it out, I see the abs box with a big coil of wires that seems intact but there are some green and white wires that are cut and loose one set on the right side, one set on the left by the steering column?
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Originally Posted by ramcharger
if you have to flip your ABS module upside down in an earlier C5 the wires are damn near the belt path right where they come out of the abs module.
Yes the big coil of wires is right there by the belt, it looks like it took some of the electric tape/plastic coil thing from around the wires
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Well still havent put it on jack stands do to parents coming in town but I found about 1ft of loose green and white white. From what I can tell from the main harness theres some wire that goes to a connector by each wheel. The drivers side looks in tact but it looks like the passenger side is what was lost. Maybe I can salvage this harness, and not have to buy a new one, any thoughts?
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had the same thing happen to me, Doc. but it happened on a pass at bowling green. I lost the belt at the 1/8th mile mark. stayed in the throttle anyway. when I touched the brakes at a buck and a quarter, the active handling came on and made the car swerve into the left lane. it doesn't feel good to be looking at the wall at 125mph! I straightened the car up and touched the brakes again....same results. I proceeded to gear it down and use all of bg's shutdown area. we loaded the car up and headed for home. upon inspection after we got home, the belt had chaffed two of the wheel sensor wires and they were making contact. that is what caused the abs to freak out. these cars are just too complex for my liking. mine is much simpler now.
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Originally Posted by XCELER8
My car is still not running and I have a movie shoot in 12 days and my car is in Texas and I am in Florida.
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Doc,
It's no big deal. I did the exact same thing. I had ripped out the wires from both front wheel sensors and the cross car loom. I just bought the same size(guage) wires in the same colors (Radio Shack)and spliced (soldered), shrink wrapped them (wheel sensor leads)and put them all back into the loom that runs across the bottom of the aluminium crossmember/cradle. The wires in that loom were just ripped apart. I cut them clean and attached (soldered etc)them to the patched wires from each wheel sensor. Tucked them all into the loom and black electrical tape over it. No problems since.
Check the shaft seal of your blower. If ANY belt material gets wrapped around that main blower shaft, it heats up and screws up the seal. (done that twice). Head unit must go back to ATI/Procharger. Whole saga on that situation !! Call ahead, (1-913-338-3086) give them your blower serial #, get a return #, pay out your azz, more if you want "expedited" service" etc. Nothing worse than putting it all back together and seeing the seal blowing oil all over everywhere. (done that) Just send it back to ATI and be sure. I did mine just with jack stands, no hoist. Sorry to hear about your problem. Good luck.
George TORXILA Gray
It's no big deal. I did the exact same thing. I had ripped out the wires from both front wheel sensors and the cross car loom. I just bought the same size(guage) wires in the same colors (Radio Shack)and spliced (soldered), shrink wrapped them (wheel sensor leads)and put them all back into the loom that runs across the bottom of the aluminium crossmember/cradle. The wires in that loom were just ripped apart. I cut them clean and attached (soldered etc)them to the patched wires from each wheel sensor. Tucked them all into the loom and black electrical tape over it. No problems since.
Check the shaft seal of your blower. If ANY belt material gets wrapped around that main blower shaft, it heats up and screws up the seal. (done that twice). Head unit must go back to ATI/Procharger. Whole saga on that situation !! Call ahead, (1-913-338-3086) give them your blower serial #, get a return #, pay out your azz, more if you want "expedited" service" etc. Nothing worse than putting it all back together and seeing the seal blowing oil all over everywhere. (done that) Just send it back to ATI and be sure. I did mine just with jack stands, no hoist. Sorry to hear about your problem. Good luck.
George TORXILA Gray
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SR71 and George
Thanks for the input, that makes me feel alot better knowing it should be a fairly simple fix It was rapped around the blower some, but on start up it seemed fine, but thanks for the heads up I will keep a eye on it. I hope to get to work on it this weekend. I will post back. Thanks again for the input
Terrance
Thanks for the input, that makes me feel alot better knowing it should be a fairly simple fix
It was rapped around the blower some, but on start up it seemed fine, but thanks for the heads up I will keep a eye on it. I hope to get to work on it this weekend. I will post back. Thanks again for the inputTerrance