Tempo L4-122 2.0L DSL (1984)
Drive Belt: All Technical Service Bulletins
Accessory Drive Belt - `V' Ribbed Belt Cracking
ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT - "V" RIBBED BELT
Article No.
CRACKING
87-1-8
FORD 1983 FAIRMONT; 1983-86 LTD; 1983-87 ESCORT, EXP, MUSTANG, THUNDERBIRD, CROWN VICTORIA; 1984-87 TEMPO; 1986-87
TAURUS
LINCOLN-MERCURY 1983 LN7, ZEPHYR, MARK VI; 1983-86 CAPRI, MARQUIS; 1983-87 LYNX, GRAND MARQUIS, COUGAR, LINCOLN
TOWN CAR; 1984-87 TOPAZ, MARK VII; 1986-87 SABLE
MERKUR 1985-87 XR4Ti
LIGHT TRUCK 1987 E SERIES, F SERIES
ISSUE:
Minor cracks of the accessory belt ribs are a normal wear condition. Besides the normal cracking, Front Wheel Drive (FWD) vehicles may
also have a build-up of belt dust (a black, fluffy-looking material) in the general path of the accessory drive belt.
Figure 3
ACTION:
This belt dust and the minor belt cracking does not require the accessory drive belt to be replaced. Replacing the belt is only
necessary after cracking has caused "rib chunk out", see Figure 3. When two or more ribs next to each other lose a section 1-1/2
inch or longer, the belt should be replaced.
OTHER APPLICABLE ARTICLES:
None
WARRANTY STATUS: "INFORMATION ONLY"
