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11-02-2005, 10:25 PM
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Anyone know of anything to put on a belt to keep it from squeeking? I had this squeeking noise at idle that I thought was the alternator going... i picked up one from a junkyard and swapped it in. The noise diappeared for a day or two but then came back EXACTLY as before.
So now I'm thinking it's the belt after all and want to isolate the problem if possible. Would the parts store have something for this, or does anyone know of anything around the house that would work?
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'87 YJ Laredo - 4.0L, AX-15, NP231, 4.10s: 3.5" BDS, 31" Muds
'95 XJ - Donated drive train to the YJ, Parting the rest out
'51 CJ-3A - Buick 225 V6: Painless Wiring Harness, Warn Overdrive & Hubs, 2" Lift, 31" Muds
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11-06-2005, 04:00 PM
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I would just get a new belt instead of prolonging the problem.
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11-06-2005, 04:27 PM
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Ive heard of Baby powder sprinkeled on the belt will quiet it for a while..
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11-06-2005, 05:22 PM
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Belts are cheap at the junkyard. 
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11-06-2005, 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by gumcrew2
Belts are cheap at the junkyard. |
The reason I was avoiding replacing the belt at first was that it was just replaced recently and had alot of life left in it. I found this belt dressing spray at the parts store so I tried it. The squeeling noise at idle went away but then it would squeel really bad over 2000 rpms.... I ended up at the junkyard the other day and decided to look around. I found a belt for my engine that looked even better than my relatively new one so I took it and best of all they just gave it to me for free. Took about 5 minutes to swap in the parking lot and my drive home was nice and quiet. 
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'87 YJ Laredo - 4.0L, AX-15, NP231, 4.10s: 3.5" BDS, 31" Muds
'95 XJ - Donated drive train to the YJ, Parting the rest out
'51 CJ-3A - Buick 225 V6: Painless Wiring Harness, Warn Overdrive & Hubs, 2" Lift, 31" Muds
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11-11-2005, 02:18 PM
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your belt isn't tight enough
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11-11-2005, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by JAILBAIT
your belt isn't tight enough
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not possible in this case - engine has a spring loaded tensioner pulley
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'87 YJ Laredo - 4.0L, AX-15, NP231, 4.10s: 3.5" BDS, 31" Muds
'95 XJ - Donated drive train to the YJ, Parting the rest out
'51 CJ-3A - Buick 225 V6: Painless Wiring Harness, Warn Overdrive & Hubs, 2" Lift, 31" Muds
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Noisy Belt
