On closer examination... the broken belt has 'notches'(?) and I cannot pull it out. What I thought was a thin belt actually was what appears to be the external part of the belt. It looks like the belt broke and the part I saw that was electical-tape thin was the external part of the belt with the yellow numbers, name, whatever on it. The only way I can try to describe it is that the thin piece I saw (only about 4-5 inches thin) then the rest is thicker with notches/groves. It's apparently hung to/on something. Anyway, it won't come loose. At least I couldn't get it loose. I just gently tugged at it. I don't 'man-handle' anything but this is tight enough that it isn't going to just fall off. It's located dead center and only a short distance from the bumper.
_____^_ ^__^__^__^ looks kind of like this but the groves are slightly slanted. The 'no groves' part at the beginning is what I initially saw and described as approximately 1/2" wide. It is a belt and it's a sturdy belt!
Helen