drownthecity
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- Aug 17, 2008
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Villa Hills,
Kentucky
Okay so this has been giving me a headache for weeks now. I replaced my power steering and alternator belts around a month ago (didn't change AC belt). After changing them, a few days later one began to squeak. Tightened them up as I figured they'd stretch over time. They began squeaking a day or so later after that. I hit a giant puddle of water one night when it was storming and it knocked my alternator belt off.
After putting it back on and tightening it again, it would squeak every time it was started and began making a grinding noise during idle. The next night when I started my car the belt popped right off 2 seconds after turning the key. Put it back on and tightened it up. No squeaking, but a slight scraping sound, like the belt was rubbing against something. The pitch of the scrape varied by RPM. Went outside earlier today to move my car in since it had snowed and 15 seconds after staring it, the belt had lost all tension. It was still on the pulleys but has waaaay too much give in it. The tensioning bolt is still there.
Sorry for the long post, but can anyone shed some insight?
After putting it back on and tightening it again, it would squeak every time it was started and began making a grinding noise during idle. The next night when I started my car the belt popped right off 2 seconds after turning the key. Put it back on and tightened it up. No squeaking, but a slight scraping sound, like the belt was rubbing against something. The pitch of the scrape varied by RPM. Went outside earlier today to move my car in since it had snowed and 15 seconds after staring it, the belt had lost all tension. It was still on the pulleys but has waaaay too much give in it. The tensioning bolt is still there.
Sorry for the long post, but can anyone shed some insight?