#1: Drive / Aux belt squeeky after replacement Author: maverick1984, Location: West SussexPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 1:53 pm ---- Evening all,
I have just had the Auxilary belt replaced on my car but it is really noisey and squeeking.
I have been spraying a lot of WD40 on the top cog (sorry not sure of its name) and the noise has been going away but as soon as I leave the car and restart it up again a little while later the noise is back.
Is there a way of me fixing this myself?
I can take the car back to the mechanic but it will mean me not having the car for a day.
Adam
#2: Re: Drive / Aux belt squeeky after replacement Author: kieron, Location: in the housePosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 1:58 pm ---- quite easy and even better if you have no air con, i did my 180 one last week and it only took half hour or so, just make a drawing before you take it of as somtime you may forget how it go,s on
#3: Re: Drive / Aux belt squeeky after replacement Author: maverick1984, Location: West SussexPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 2:04 pm ---- I do have aircon. Its been replaced already i just want to stop the squeeking - do you think something has been done up to tight?
#4: Re: Drive / Aux belt squeeky after replacement Author: kieron, Location: in the housePosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 2:22 pm ---- no they have a self tention pully on them, little trick you can try is abit of greese as wd40 will go off but if it is fubberd then it will need replacing at one point but you said its been replaced? so the belt itself could be at fault or just worn out
when did you get it replaced?
#5: Re: Drive / Aux belt squeeky after replacement Author: maverick1984, Location: West SussexPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 2:32 pm ---- It was replaced last week. I will grease it up and see how that goes. Thanks mate.
#6: Re: Drive / Aux belt squeeky after replacement Author: rubyspilot, Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 2:47 pm ---- A squeaky belt is not tensioned properly
#7: Re: Drive / Aux belt squeeky after replacement Author: panason1c, Location: SomersetPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 3:17 pm ---- Grease will cause the belt to slip, i've never heard of applying grease to an alternator drive belt before...............your spring loaded belt tensioner might need replacing due to loss of spring tension within its mechanism resulting in a too slack belt..
#8: Re: Drive / Aux belt squeeky after replacement Author: vanman_foci, Location: Barry, South WalesPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 3:27 pm ----
maverick1984 wrote:
It was replaced last week. I will grease it up and see how that goes. Thanks mate.
I had this problem. Was caused by a cheap part. Put a better one on and it sorted it
#9: Re: Drive / Aux belt squeeky after replacement Author: brad-morris, Location: BromsgrovePosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 3:30 pm ---- I had mine done by quick fit our started to squeak I made them do it again now its fine.
#10: Re: Drive / Aux belt squeeky after replacement Author: maverick1984, Location: West SussexPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 4:33 pm ---- Hi,
I wasn't going to grease up the belt! I will grease up the "cog/wheel" and see how that goes. If it continues i will take it back to the mechanic and get him to sort it.
#11: Re: Drive / Aux belt squeeky after replacement Author: panason1c, Location: SomersetPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 4:50 pm ----
maverick1984 wrote:
Hi,
I wasn't going to grease up the belt! I will grease up the "cog/wheel" and see how that goes. If it continues i will take it back to the mechanic and get him to sort it.
You won't be able to grease the tensioner/idler pulleys, they are fitted with sealed bearings and it's not possible to insert any grease!!. Why dont you let the mechanic sort it?..........you might do more harm than good.
#12: Re: Drive / Aux belt squeeky after replacement Author: maverick1984, Location: West SussexPosted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:26 pm ---- Quick update.
It was the bearings. peugeot wanted in the region of £180 + VAT for the 2 pulleys. The mechanic said that that you can only get them at Peugeot so said that they are way too expensive.
So....
He took them off and put them in a saucepan of Oil and boiled it on his hob for a couple of hours. He refitted them and hey presto it worked!! There is now only a very very slight squek on startup (and that is me being very picky!)
There is a little tip there for you all. It only cost me a £20 drink for him!!
#13: Re: Drive / Aux belt squeeky after replacement Author: kieron, Location: in the housePosted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:42 pm ---- never seen anyone do that before i dont think it would last to long
#14: Re: Drive / Aux belt squeeky after replacement Author: panason1c, Location: SomersetPosted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 1:01 pm ---- They won't last long, once a bearing gets noisy its terminal. Get new ones off ebay......£40 for the tensioner pully and less for the idler pulley.
#15: Re: Drive / Aux belt squeeky after replacement Author: maverick1984, Location: West SussexPosted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 3:22 pm ---- Hi all,
Resurrecting the old thread with an update that might help someone in the future.
Just wanted to let you know that almost a year down the line the bearings are still good after the mechanics saucepan boil method!!
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