bad belt? - Lone Star Stangs

drewskie68 · 11-29-2007, 02:17 PM

ok so now the whine has been taken over by a really obnoxious squeal from what i think is my serpentine belt? im not sure, but the belt seems tight enough? what do yall think it could be?... the sqeal only happens when the cars been sitting for a while like at night or when im in class... do yall think it could be the belt now or what??

2k4mk1 · 11-29-2007, 02:43 PM

Idler pulley bearing or tensioner bearing
Both are really cheap like under 20 bucks

StAnGaLaNg · 11-29-2007, 04:13 PM

u can check to see if its a bearing by putting a yard stick or something similar to each pulley and listen for one thats louder than the other, it'll sound like a grinding noise

cmschlatt · 11-29-2007, 11:20 PM

same thing is happening to greg's sister's car! conspiracy? yesss!

drewskie68 · 11-30-2007, 12:25 AM

how would putting a yard stick to each pulley make a sound??? like put pressure on the pulley or something????

drewskie68 · 11-30-2007, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by cmschlatt

same thing is happening to greg's sister's car! conspiracy? yesss!

heres a fun fact, i used to work with gregs sister

thatdavidkid · 11-30-2007, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by drewskie68

how would putting a yard stick to each pulley make a sound??? like put pressure on the pulley or something????

put the yard stick to the bolt that holds the pulley on... it must be running while you do this so be carefull

rambozotheclown · 11-30-2007, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by drewskie68

how would putting a yard stick to each pulley make a sound??? like put pressure on the pulley or something????

what theyre trying to say is use the yardstick as a stethoscope. put one end near each pulley (or on the pulley bolt) and put your ear on the other end to isolate where the noise is coming from. but like david said, be careful

another way is to just take the belt off and spin the pulleys by hand, listening for noise.

drewskie68 · 11-30-2007, 09:48 AM

okay, i THINK i know what yall are talking about... what kind of sound am i looking for? like the same squeal that ive been hearing?

thanks for all yalls help on this it really means a lot

saleen-00 · 11-30-2007, 10:25 AM

pour water on the belt if the squeal stops its your belt

rambozotheclown · 11-30-2007, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drewskie68

okay, i THINK i know what yall are talking about... what kind of sound am i looking for? like the same squeal that ive been hearing?

thanks for all yalls help on this it really means a lot

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Originally Posted by StAnGaLaNg

it'll sound like a grinding noise

^

mustangmelish · 11-30-2007, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by cmschlatt

same thing is happening to greg's sister's car! conspiracy? yesss!

exactly what i was thinking!

Quote:

Originally Posted by drewskie68

heres a fun fact, i used to work with gregs sister

ya you did but this is my other sister's car haha

Shane361 · 11-30-2007, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by saleen-00

pour water on the belt if the squeal stops its your belt

Bingo..if you got coolant on your belt it will make a horrible sound like a bad bearing-Shane

d4rkpri35t · 12-02-2007, 04:43 PM

if the belt is glazed.. then the belt needs to be replaced..

drewskie68 · 12-03-2007, 12:18 PM

ok so theres no coolant on the belt and the belts not glazed or anything, i hear a squeaking comming from one of the pulleys (i tried the yardstick thing but my mom saw me and kinda rode my ass for it and called me a dumbass and asked what drugs i was on) lol the sound seems to be comming from the upper left pulley? i think, i dont know what pulley it is

drewskie68 · 12-07-2007, 04:15 PM

so i went out to eat with my GFs dad today and we were talking about it and he also thinks its the tensioner bearing, do any of yall know how to fix it?

StAnGaLaNg · 12-07-2007, 05:38 PM

replace the pulley, there not that expensive

drewskie68 · 12-07-2007, 06:23 PM

would i need to go get a pulley puller for that?

rambozotheclown · 12-07-2007, 06:46 PM

no you dont need a puller. just a 15mm (if i remember right) socket. usually the only thing you need a puller for is power steering or harmonic balancer.

StAnGaLaNg · 12-07-2007, 06:53 PM

nope dont need puller and ya i think 15mm is right on the money

o ya and some elbow grease

drewskie68 · 12-09-2007, 01:35 AM

ok so kinda pissed... mom woke me up this morning and made me take my car to her mechanic guy, lol supposedly my parents dont trust me to change some little part.
lol anyway on the way over to his place the squealing totally stopped so when we opened up the hood and started the car i sounded like an idiot telling him it squealed when there were no squeals at all

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only good thing comming out of this is that im saving some gas money because my GF is driving me around till its fixed

thanks for all yalls help on the subject

drewskie68 · 12-09-2007, 10:30 PM

ok, so the car came back from the mechanic and Don, i think you were the most right about it, it was both those parts, and he changed the belt... still kinda pissed because its money out of my pocket but he only charged us 80 for parts and labor so not totally bad

11-29-2007, 02:17 PM	#1
drewskie68 drewskie68 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,138 iTrader: (2) Real Name: Drew My Mustang Pictures	bad belt? ok so now the whine has been taken over by a really obnoxious squeal from what i think is my serpentine belt? im not sure, but the belt seems tight enough? what do yall think it could be?... the sqeal only happens when the cars been sitting for a while like at night or when im in class... do yall think it could be the belt now or what?? __________________ C&L Cold air, Functional Ram Air Hood, Hurst Short Throw, JBA Axel Back

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11-29-2007, 04:13 PM	#3
StAnGaLaNg just tryin' to make a livin' Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NoRthSiDe SA! Posts: 2,771 iTrader: (4) Real Name: Jamison My Mustang Pictures	u can check to see if its a bearing by putting a yard stick or something similar to each pulley and listen for one thats louder than the other, it'll sound like a grinding noise

11-29-2007, 11:20 PM	#4
cmschlatt Cool Kid Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: College Station/San Antonio Posts: 407 iTrader: (0)	same thing is happening to greg's sister's car! conspiracy? yesss!

11-30-2007, 12:25 AM	#5
drewskie68 drewskie68 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,138 iTrader: (2) Real Name: Drew My Mustang Pictures	how would putting a yard stick to each pulley make a sound??? like put pressure on the pulley or something????

11-30-2007, 09:48 AM	#9
drewskie68 drewskie68 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,138 iTrader: (2) Real Name: Drew My Mustang Pictures	okay, i THINK i know what yall are talking about... what kind of sound am i looking for? like the same squeal that ive been hearing? thanks for all yalls help on this it really means a lot

12-03-2007, 12:18 PM	#15
drewskie68 drewskie68 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,138 iTrader: (2) Real Name: Drew My Mustang Pictures	ok so theres no coolant on the belt and the belts not glazed or anything, i hear a squeaking comming from one of the pulleys (i tried the yardstick thing but my mom saw me and kinda rode my ass for it and called me a dumbass and asked what drugs i was on) lol the sound seems to be comming from the upper left pulley? i think, i dont know what pulley it is

12-07-2007, 04:15 PM	#16
drewskie68 drewskie68 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,138 iTrader: (2) Real Name: Drew My Mustang Pictures	so i went out to eat with my GFs dad today and we were talking about it and he also thinks its the tensioner bearing, do any of yall know how to fix it?

12-07-2007, 05:38 PM	#17
StAnGaLaNg just tryin' to make a livin' Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NoRthSiDe SA! Posts: 2,771 iTrader: (4) Real Name: Jamison My Mustang Pictures	replace the pulley, there not that expensive

12-07-2007, 06:23 PM	#18
drewskie68 drewskie68 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,138 iTrader: (2) Real Name: Drew My Mustang Pictures	would i need to go get a pulley puller for that?

12-07-2007, 06:46 PM	#19
rambozotheclown a mountain never seemed to have the need to speak Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 4,161 iTrader: (0)	no you dont need a puller. just a 15mm (if i remember right) socket. usually the only thing you need a puller for is power steering or harmonic balancer.

12-07-2007, 06:53 PM	#20
StAnGaLaNg just tryin' to make a livin' Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NoRthSiDe SA! Posts: 2,771 iTrader: (4) Real Name: Jamison My Mustang Pictures	nope dont need puller and ya i think 15mm is right on the money o ya and some elbow grease

12-09-2007, 01:35 AM	#21
drewskie68 drewskie68 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,138 iTrader: (2) Real Name: Drew My Mustang Pictures	ok so kinda pissed... mom woke me up this morning and made me take my car to her mechanic guy, lol supposedly my parents dont trust me to change some little part. lol anyway on the way over to his place the squealing totally stopped so when we opened up the hood and started the car i sounded like an idiot telling him it squealed when there were no squeals at all . only good thing comming out of this is that im saving some gas money because my GF is driving me around till its fixed thanks for all yalls help on the subject

12-09-2007, 10:30 PM	#22
drewskie68 drewskie68 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,138 iTrader: (2) Real Name: Drew My Mustang Pictures	ok, so the car came back from the mechanic and Don, i think you were the most right about it, it was both those parts, and he changed the belt... still kinda pissed because its money out of my pocket but he only charged us 80 for parts and labor so not totally bad