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jeff ryerson (Atheyg)
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Username: Atheyg

Post Number: 103
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Wednesday, November 27, 2002 - 10:31 am:   

Update

Removed the old belt which looked glazed from the belt dressing, the alternator bolts are a major PIA to get as well as retightening the alternator belt finding a way to get tension on the belt I finally just reached my arm under tha frame and pulled the alternator down with my hand and retightened the bolts

The book says 4mm deflection in w/p belt which seems pretty tight, restarted engine and noises stopped
Matt Lemus (Mlemus)
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Username: Mlemus

Post Number: 671
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Tuesday, November 26, 2002 - 11:23 am:   

Jeff,

Change the belt and adjust.

M

PS dont use conditioner. It could spin off and hit your timing belts. My 2 cents. a $3.00 belt is better then a $900 belt job.
Mark Eberhardt (Me_k)
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Username: Me_k

Post Number: 182
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Tuesday, November 26, 2002 - 11:18 am:   

It probably ibn't bad, just not adjusted properly.
jeff ryerson (Atheyg)
Junior Member
Username: Atheyg

Post Number: 100
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Tuesday, November 26, 2002 - 11:00 am:   

Lawrence,

How do you check/adjust it?

Jeff
Lawrence Coppari (Lawrence)
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Username: Lawrence

Post Number: 408
Registered: 4-2002
Posted on Tuesday, November 26, 2002 - 9:32 am:   

What about pulley alignment?
jeff ryerson (Atheyg)
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Username: Atheyg

Post Number: 99
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Tuesday, November 26, 2002 - 8:34 am:   

Thanks for the replies

The PO just had the pump/belt replaced 600 miles ago, so it seems puzzling why the belt would be bad so soon
Craig Dewey (Craigfl)
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Username: Craigfl

Post Number: 494
Registered: 1-2001
Posted on Tuesday, November 26, 2002 - 6:40 am:   

And before you tighten the new belt, make sure everything on that belt is turning freely and not binding (like a waterpump bearing going bad...)
Mark Eberhardt (Me_k)
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Username: Me_k

Post Number: 181
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Tuesday, November 26, 2002 - 6:29 am:   

Put on a new one, but on my car atleast, even with a new belt, it needs to be tightened to what seems an unreasonable tension. The belt is just too small really.
Lawrence Coppari (Lawrence)
Member
Username: Lawrence

Post Number: 407
Registered: 4-2002
Posted on Tuesday, November 26, 2002 - 5:45 am:   

If you keep tightening the belt you are going to prematurely wear the bearings out on the water pump. Get a new belt.
BretM (Bretm)
Advanced Member
Username: Bretm

Post Number: 2966
Registered: 2-2001
Posted on Tuesday, November 26, 2002 - 12:23 am:   

Start carrying a spare belt with you... They're not too expensive, if it's being a pain you might as well just swap it for a new one.
jeff ryerson (Atheyg)
Junior Member
Username: Atheyg

Post Number: 98
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Monday, November 25, 2002 - 10:24 pm:   

My water pump belt on my 86 328 is making a squealing noise, I recently tightened the belt and it stopped squealing for about 15 miles and started up again

When I put belt conditioner (I know this stuff is bad) on the belt it(the squealing) will go away until the next time vehicle is run and I'll start over again

The belt is pretty tight now, any ideas?

Thanks in advance

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