Belts Squealing When Cold...

[FWD98GST]

Everytime when I first start my car and when I barely start driving my belts start to squeal, but when as a few minutes it just goes away...

could it be:
1. belts are too tight
2. belts are too lose

i already sprayed belt dressing and check my belts for cracks, but no cracks... what could it be??

Thanks!!

 

[talon1987]

ya same thing happend to me just tighten the belts and you should be fine

 

[Generation1JeY]

ya same thing happend to me just tighten the belts and you should be fine

^^^ seconded ^^^ exact same thing happened to me, exact same thing... i would start the car up after not driving for a while and i would get squeal for about 20 seconds. tightened up the alternator belt and now its perfect.

 

[FWD98GST]

its the altenator belt? 100% sure.. and what part of daygo u from?? peace!

 

[vtracer20]

mine did and still do after tightening...only when very cold out or not run the car for a while belts are new and everything is tightened to specs

 

[ineedacar27]

When the cold weather hit, my alternator belt started sqealin so i just tightened it down real good and that took care of it. haven't heared a thing from it even when it gets really cold out.... get a Haynes Repair Manual and that will tell you how to tighten it and how much.

 

[tylerk]

Someone's gonna come in and tell you to check your harmonic balancer (crank pulley), so do that too.

But yeah, tighten down the alt belt, that'll probably do it.

 

[FiReBReTHa]

can anyone drop a note on how you tighten your belts?

Thnx!

mostly the alternator, damn i hate this squeal.