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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Technical Discussion - Beginner / Repair => Topic started by: WVzuk on January 05, 2018, 02:03:18 PM
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Are these Track/Kicks just more prone to fan belt squeal than most cars or do i just not know how to properly tension one? Recently my fan belt would squeal upon start up for a few seconds and then stop. It progressed to every time I would start moving from a stop so last week I replaced it. Noise gone. Or so I thought. A couple of days ago it has come back with a vengeance and squeals upon start up and anytime I am accelerating in the first two gears. Now this has all coincided with the extremely cold temps we're having (5-20 degrees). I do keep the Zuk in a garage at night that's about 50 degrees and it still squeals a bit on start up.
I read to tension the belt so it doesn't want to twist more than 90 degrees. I did that the best I know how at least. I am afraid to tighten it too much for fear of ruining the alternator bearings. I recall doing that a few years back. So is a squealing belt a sign its too tight or too loose? Are these Kicks just doomed to squeal?
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Tension, or lack thereof is not the only cause of a squeal with multi-rib belts - check the pulley alignment - on one of my Suzukis I was going through a new belt every three or four months before I found the real cause - one of the pivot bolts under the alternator was missing, allowing the alternator to "tilt", allowing the belt to rub and squeal.
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If align correctly, & tensioned correctly, I use a very small amount of silicon grease.
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You can try a bar of soap to lubricate the belt...