Got a squeak after wheeling.

[CaddyStrophic]

Went wheeling this weekend, hit some pretty good mud and water-crossings.

Aaaaand now I have a. Squeak that is driving me insane. I think it's a belt tensioner or something involving the serpentine.

Anybody have this issue before? The only thing I can think of is to use a soapy paint brush and try to clean behind the belt tensioners and such.



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[Cowboy]

Need more information. When do you hear it?


Can't make it through the day? Back up, and get a run at it!

 

[alrock]

Try some Simple Green, soak the area and wash with low pressure water. Dirt in the moving parts could cause a squeak.

 

[3Hummers]

Hell my trucks squeak even before I go wheeling.

 

[08H3]

You only got one squeak? That's a good day!

 

[alrock]

Hell my trucks squeak even before I go wheeling.

Never knew if those noises were your truck or your joints and bones.

 

[Chris Laun]

I went through a couple huge dirty puddles and a very murky stream while wheeling one time in my 06 h3 and developed a belt squeak on the way home, but I left the truck running when i rinsed it off after getting back to my house, and the squeak went away. So I'm guessing its dirt in the pulleys as well

 

[3Hummers]

Never knew if those noises were your truck or your joints and bones.

I am not really sure either.

 

[CaddyStrophic]

Video doesn't do the squeak justice, it's a lot louder. Gets faster as RPMs increase.

Im gone at work for the week, but I'll attempt to clean behind the pulley wheels when I get back. It's gotta be dirt in them.

https://vimeo.com/192268246

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[scoreh3]

I thought they came from the factory with a squeak . They don't all squeak ?

 

[awalsh]

Same thing on mine for a while. WD40 does the trick, belt lube helps for a little bit but not a permanent fix. My belt squeak has gone away but now I have a squeak in my suspension which is driving me more nuts than the belt did.


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[alrock]

Suspension ones are easier - clean out the dirt.

 

[alrock]

Does sound like pulleys and not a belt. Remember, squeaking belts is more about pulleys with too much resistance, i.e. failing, vs. a belt issue. A little lubricant in the pulleys, one at a time, might help you find which one(s) are making the noise.

 

[Woodtick]

Mine only squeaks when the windows are down and the radio is off.

 

[Schwarttzy]

Video doesn't do the squeak justice, it's a lot louder. Gets faster as RPMs increase.

Im gone at work for the week, but I'll attempt to clean behind the pulley wheels when I get back. It's gotta be dirt in them.

https://vimeo.com/192268246

Belt tensioner is my guess, replace the whole thing. When I had that problem it was the Tensioner and not the pulley.