Belt squealing problems
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Belt squealing problems
Been having problems with belt squeal for a while now and now sure of the cause. The belt has maybe 750 miles on it. I rechecked the alignment of the pulleys and that all checks out. Idler pulleys roll smoothly. Alternator rolls smooth. Powersteering pump turns smooth. The squeal in the attached video is very minor to how bad it can be. Sometime is will squeal right on startup and get worse as the rpms climb. Goes away when it wants to and comes back when it wants too. Will also note that even tho the power steering pumps turns smooth last spring i did have a hose fail and lost my fluid while i was driving and had to finish my 30 minute trip without PS. After fixing the hose all seemed fine. I plan on trying a new belt tomorrow but wanted to make this post anyways incase there is something im missing. Also if i remove the belt there is no squeal.
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Re: Belt squealing problems
I suspect that the p/s fluid has "lubricated" the belt and caused the slip. Either that or the belt tensioner is weak or broken.
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