Squealing belt

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Wheel_Works

NAXJA Forum User

Location

MI

• Sep 30, 2009

• #1

I have changed the belt, water pump, power steering pump, and idler pully. Xj has 97,000 miles on it. Belt seems tight enough and all other accessories seem good. The belt just keeps squealing @ Random times? Anybody else encounter this problem?

 

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Hudson Bend

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Austin, Texas

• Sep 30, 2009

• #2

Tighten it some more. What seems tight for some rigs is just where the I6 is starting to get tight. Little at a time until the squealing stops.

 

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WB9YZU

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Madison, WI

• Sep 30, 2009

• #3

I bet it's not so random. Probably when the AC kicks on.

Tighten the belt more. I turn the AC on and turn the headlights on, tehn adjust it until the biatch stops squeeling. Then I tighten it a bit more.

Ron

 

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XJadam

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Schaumburg, IL

• Sep 30, 2009

• #4

I had the same problem on my 99, tighten the belt more.

 

sjkimmel99

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Phoenix, Az

• Sep 30, 2009

• #5

Get one of these from NAPA, very inexpensive
http://www.gates.com/europe/brochure.cfm?brochure=2505&location_id=2976

also discussed here including the NAPA part number.
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=966427

says the spec is 170lbs for a belt that's been run. I think my squealing went away around 110 or 120 which still seemed very tight compared to the traditional "1/2 inch of slack" or twisting methods of measuring.

 

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thebrick

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Chattanooga Area

• Sep 30, 2009

• #6

I had the squealing belt issue on my '00...then bought one of those belt gauges at NAPA...best thing since sliced bread...

 

aparke4

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Atlanta, Ga

• Sep 30, 2009

• #7

tighten and then if you are really up to it get some belt dressing after is stops squeling - my 99 and 97 both suffer from a little belt issue now and then - the belt dressing conditioned the belt and really helped the problem. before my belts looked and felt pretty dry but safe of course. just another option after u tighten

 

joe_peters

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Grants Pass, OryGun

• Sep 30, 2009

• #8

sjkimmel99 said:

Get one of these from NAPA, very inexpensive
http://www.gates.com/europe/brochure.cfm?brochure=2505&location_id=2976

also discussed here including the NAPA part number.
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=966427

says the spec is 170lbs for a belt that's been run. I think my squealing went away around 110 or 120 which still seemed very tight compared to the traditional "1/2 inch of slack" or twisting methods of measuring.

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NO--the gates link is to the WRONG gauge, it doesn't go high enough.

You want the Kricket II gauge, available at rockauto.com:

Gates part number 91132, $14.78

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/raframecatalog.php