belt noise

Digital_Import · Post by **Digital_Import** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 8:11 pm

ive changed my alt and power steering belts and for a week or so it was all good but that loud whining sound has returned. Especially during the hotter days the belt i believe expands and is sitting looser and slips and rainy days it also slips.
So i need to change the pulleys and also the belts again now.
Anyone know where i can get the pulleys and the belts? Also im after the gates belts as i got some weird no name ones before from repco, yeh repco don't deal with gates belts no more

Post by **Bennoz** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 8:15 pm

Last time my pulleys were shot - we actually replaced the bearings within them rather than replace the lot. Cant recall the numbers as my mechanic did it for me

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 10:20 pm

might be dumb question - but you sure you don't just need to adjust the tension??

Chiangstar · Post by **Chiangstar** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 10:39 pm

khunjeng wrote:might be dumb question - but you sure you don't just need to adjust the tension??

thats the first thing i'd check too and then maybe some belt dressing... much cheaper and easier than replacing the pulleys.

simon

Nacho · Post by **Nacho** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 3:24 pm

Replacing pulleys aren't too bad. It's just hard to find one identical to the FTO pulleys but they can usually match it with another one if you bring the pulleys in. I think I got quoted something like $36 for the pulley as the bearings were only like $12 but appeared to be unremovable from the FTO pulleys.

Digital_Import · Post by **Digital_Import** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:36 pm

yeh tried adjusting tension, no help. The belts arnt the right size and i heard belt dressing doesnt help, its just a temp fix to the problem. Thanx anywayz, i gotta find the right belts to fit

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:25 pm

ya you need the right belts...if they are loose adjusting the tension should help...however sounds like you have another issue.

Dr_Jones · Post by **Dr_Jones** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 7:07 am

You sure it's not your air con on the way out? Is the noise there all the time even with air con off?

SchumieFan · Post by **SchumieFan** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 7:37 am

Dr_Jones wrote:You sure it's not your air con on the way out? Is the noise there all the time even with air con off?

If the air con is off the motor just runs on a flywheel, when u turn it on the "clutch" engages the motor and kicks in. My aircon flywheel seized cause the bearings inside it got all chewed up and i think off hand there was about 4 ball bearings left inside the thing, but obviously the flywheel wasnt rotating so the belt was bein pulled over it, made a scratchy grinding noise, then it started to smoke.... had to replace the motor and the belt

Dr_Jones · Post by **Dr_Jones** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 6:47 pm

I'm not sure what you're trying to say Schumie? Are you agreeing with me or not?

SchumieFan · Post by **SchumieFan** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:50 pm

yah.... air con seize... belt make noise

me tarzan.... u jane