# 1997 Ford Explorer - Loose belt

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-explorer-loose-belt/160124>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [March 2, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-explorer-loose-belt/160124 "2020-03-02T02:59:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![tiana.demetrioff\_164498](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6f9a4e/32.png) [@tiana.demetrioff\_164498](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tiana.demetrioff_164498)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-explorer-loose-belt/160124/1 "2020-03-02T02:59:24Z")

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My serpentine belt broke off so I got a new one put on, now it is not staying on. I’m just wondering if anyone has any suggestions or knows what is wrong.

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-explorer-loose-belt/160124/2 "2020-03-02T03:39:52Z")

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A worn bushing in the belt auto tensioner can cause the tensioner pulley to be misaligned and the belt will “walk” off of the pulleys.

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**Author:** ![tiana.demetrioff\_164498](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6f9a4e/32.png) [@tiana.demetrioff\_164498](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tiana.demetrioff_164498)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-explorer-loose-belt/160124/3 "2020-03-03T00:48:18Z")

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Thank you. I will look into it