Daryl Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 (edited) Started to get a squeak from my belts a few weeks ago,and this has now turned into a full on high pitch screech when i fire the car up for the first time,and last a few minutes before it stops. The belts are only a year old,(Gates from Alex). Its started to do it on fire up even when the car is warm now too,and is pretty annoying,especially for the road i live in at 5.30 when i sometimes go to work. Iv got a set of AMS LW pulleys on there,which were fitted at the same time as the belts. Is it worth getting the belts tightened up,or should i replace with new ones now that the current ones are obviously stretched abit? Also,someone mentioned to me the other day that they had heard of super sticky belts being fitted to cars with ally pulleys,is this just rubbish,or do such things exist? Edited November 1, 2012 by Daryl Quote
ZMANALEX Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 They should tighten up okay Daryl. Alex. Quote
MITZ@CougarStore Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 Daryl, maybe they just need tightening up, it’s the season for squeaky belts... Quote
Daryl Posted November 1, 2012 Author Posted November 1, 2012 They should tighten up okay Daryl. Alex. They were tightened up not long after they were fitted as they were squeaking,just wondered if they would constantly stretch,and il end up with the issue every year. Quote
ZMANALEX Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 Without getting to technical with correct tension measurements, the belts do have to be very tight. Alex. Quote
Daryl Posted November 1, 2012 Author Posted November 1, 2012 Without getting to technical with correct tension measurements, the belts do have to be very tight. Alex. Is it the sort of thing that i can do myself,or do i need to take it to a garage? Quote
ZMANALEX Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 Undertray off: Slacken the centre nuts on the tensioner pulleys. Adjust belts: Retighten centre pulley nuts. Refit tray if all good: Job Done: Quote
Daryl Posted November 1, 2012 Author Posted November 1, 2012 Undertray off: Slacken the centre nuts on the tensioner pulleys. Adjust belts: Retighten centre pulley nuts. Refit tray if all good: Job Done: I have no idea what ones are the tensioner pulleys. Quote
Ebized Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 Here you go Daryl http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/15848-how-to-change-the-aux-drive-belts/page__hl__%2Btensioner+%2Bpulleys Quote
Daryl Posted November 1, 2012 Author Posted November 1, 2012 Here you go Daryl http://www.350z-uk.c...sioner +pulleys Will have a stab at it tomorrow morning before work Quote
mc Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 Mine did a couple of little squeals this morning, first time ever in 4 years, hopefully won't get too bad before I can get home to tighten them up. Quote
HEADPHONES Posted November 2, 2012 Posted November 2, 2012 You lot jinxed me. Replaced my belts with Gates ones few months ago as old ones were cracking. Squealing like an old jalopy this week on start up:( Very embarrassing when people stare with disapproval! Quote
Whazza22 Posted November 2, 2012 Posted November 2, 2012 You lot jinxed me.Replaced my belts with Gates ones few months ago as old ones were cracking. Squealing like an old jalopy this week on start up:( Very embarrassing when people stare with disapproval! Probably just requires tightening. New belts can tend to squeak once they have been ran in. A little tightening should solve it Quote
Daryl Posted November 2, 2012 Author Posted November 2, 2012 Just done mine,seems to have fixed the squeaking now. The larger belt was pretty slack,the smaller one slightly less so. Really easy to do,needed a breaker bar to slacken the pulley bolts,but once that was done,was a quick job. Hopefully thats the end of it for a while now. Quote
Ebized Posted November 2, 2012 Posted November 2, 2012 Just done mine,seems to have fixed the squeaking now. The larger belt was pretty slack,the smaller one slightly less so. Really easy to do,needed a breaker bar to slacken the pulley bolts,but once that was done,was a quick job. Hopefully thats the end of it for a while now. Good news Quote
Daryl Posted November 2, 2012 Author Posted November 2, 2012 Just done mine,seems to have fixed the squeaking now. The larger belt was pretty slack,the smaller one slightly less so. Really easy to do,needed a breaker bar to slacken the pulley bolts,but once that was done,was a quick job. Hopefully thats the end of it for a while now. Good news Got to be honest,didnt do the how rule and thumb thing,and now abit worries that i may have over tightened them. Both belts have abit of slack in them,not mega tight,but thinking that i should go out and loosen them abit. Quote
rabbitstew Posted November 2, 2012 Posted November 2, 2012 I didnt realise the older cars didnt have an auto tensioner like the HR does. Ive learnt something new today! Quote
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