1996 Saturn SL "new drive belt squealing tight" Questions

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...drive belt and turn them individually to see if they can be tilted up down or sideways with play in the "bearing" of the pulley. Also, you may wish to visually inspect the clutch on the ac and look ...

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...new drive belt squeaks, why? how do I fix it? The belt is not tight enough and is slipping. Or something is not turning and making belt slip. Try tightening the belt to stop squeal.if that doesn't ...

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drive belt because the old one was worn & squealed when I first turned it on for about 30 seconds.But the new one still squeals when I turn it on.The belt is quite tight. It only started squealing

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new belt and reinstalled the belt and the alternator. When I cranked the car the belt did not squeal, but I noticed that the belt was getting too hot in a short time, it was really too hot to touch, I

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...how to tighten the serpentine belt. It is more than likely just the tensioner wasn't pulled tight enough when the new belt was put on. I hope this is helpful. Also could be a bad tensioner. Good

...belt. I think the actual name is "stop squeak" but I'm not positive. If it's squeaking while breaking you may need new breaks or your breaks may be too tight. Another product exists for breaking ...

...NEW THERMOSTAT HOUSING ! YOU HAVE TO DRIVE IT TO 30-40mph THEN NOISE STARTS BUT WHEN COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE NOISE SLOWLY QUITS BEFORE I CAN OPEN THE HOOD TO CHECK ! If the noise sounds like a ...

...drive belt tensioner bearing or idler pulley bearing is going out and that really should have been know at the time the old belts were removed, but if one of the belts has loosened up, either because ...

...new water pump. The AC pulley spins fine, and the sound seems to be coming from the damper pulley. The sound also increases with engine speed, but occasionally disappears completely when in gear, or ...

...New noise in idle...it squeals. Gets worse when a/c is on. In idle I pop hood N noise goes away. 2006 tiburon 4 cyl auto Probably should replace the belt. A worn belt will squeal sometimes.' Another ...

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