car squeaks in wet

Digital_Import · Post by **Digital_Import** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 2:22 pm

i hear the gates belts are good, anyone got some part numbers ?

BuCkEt · Post by **BuCkEt** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:24 pm

I've only got the part number for the Gates Timing Belt.

Digital_Import · Post by **Digital_Import** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 1:34 pm

its cool i found the part numbers, may aswell post em up for anyone else that needs em some day. These are the gates belts

48361 Alternator Belt
68371 Power Steering/Air Con Belt

www.gates.com

BuCkEt · Post by **BuCkEt** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:27 pm

So it rained today.....and my car starts F**KINFG SQUEAKING!!

Gah!!

I had the belts replaced like two months ago too.....stupid freeakin belts.

*VENT ANGER*

Anything I can do WITHOUT having to replace that stupid freakin pulley?

Post by **Bennoz** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 4:23 pm

BuCkEt wrote:So it rained today.....and my car starts F**KINFG SQUEAKING!!

Gah!!

I had the belts replaced like two months ago too.....stupid freeakin belts.

*VENT ANGER*

Anything I can do WITHOUT having to replace that stupid freakin pulley?

Well.... you can get crafty

Find the offending pulley, pull it out, then go to your local bearing supplier & get the centre bearing replaced. They are an industry standard size.
Saves you replacing the whole pulley!

Argie · Post by **Argie** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 8:36 pm

*cough* I know this sounds weird......but have you tried putting talcom powder on the belts. Stops the squeak for a short time(no

) AND makes your engine bay smell nice.

I had this problem. Found that the same pulley could wobble/wiggle by hand. If it doe's the pulley is shot and you have to buy another one unfortunately. Also i think that particular pulley has a fixed enclosed bearing which makes it difficult to make good.

There are supposed to be covers on the bottom of the engine bay, but are made out of thin plastic, they get damaged, removed and never replaced.
Don't know how much they are but when i find out i will let you know

I'm actually thinking of making one up out of a sheet of ally.