If you skip around, you will hear it get progressively louder. Then you will have to tension the belt and hold it while tightening this bolt. Many Thanks K September 12, 2013 Followup from the Pelican Staff: If the belts are not slipping, and the pulleys are not making noise thay are going to be ok. Did something move to create a slack? July 23, 2013 Followup from the Pelican Staff: Your belt is on wrong, the belt should go around the water pump, then the tensioner, then down to crankshaft. Once it cools right down, it starts easily again. I replaced my filter because it was dirty and torn up. This kit includes a updated hydraulic alternator tensioner for added reliability and longevity.
With your vehicle info handy, give The Pelican Parts parts specialists a call at 1-888-280-7799. November 4, 2013 Followup from the Pelican Staff: Sounds like the drive belts are loose, I would take it back and have them readjust them. See if they spin free or have play in the bearings. When I tried to reinstall the belt it fit too big. To get these caps off you carefully pry them off with a flat bladed screw driver. We only offer parts we know you can trust to perform! June 15, 2015 Followup from the Pelican Staff: maybe a worn tensioner or faulty water pump.
Reinstall everything in the reverse order and don't forget to fill the system with fluid before starting the car. December 27, 2014 Followup from the Pelican Staff: What vehicle are you working on? We only offer parts we know you can trust to perform! But now I am not sure how to get the belt back on. I ask because I only count 2, I'm missing the one that turns the radiator fan. Undo the two front bolts. Parked it and have not started it since. With over two decades of parts, service, and racing experience under our belt, we provide only quality performance and replacement parts. October 19, 2013 Followup from the Pelican Staff: There may be a locking bolt that holds the tensioer in place, if you don't have a spring loaded tensioner.
Now the air intake is off. Here is a shot of the tensioner with its cap still on. I spent this early evening trying to figure out how to get more slack on the pulley's to get the belts on! The rubber-isolated pulleys can also break apart, leading to total belt failure. November 3, 2010 Followup from the Pelican Staff: Thanks for the information. January 16, 2015 Followup from the Pelican Staff: No way to lubricate it. Once the belt is properly installed on all accessories, release the tensioner as described earlier and slide the belt onto the idler pulley.
First, pry off the small plastic cap that covers the tensioner green arrow. I took my time trying different positions until I got the right one Thanks to everyone for their info January 28, 2016 Followup from the Pelican Staff: Thanks for the follow up. Now check the belt to make sure it is on properly, if not detension a bit and fix it. Simply slide on most of the new belt onto the pulleys, release the tension on the tensioner, and slide the belt onto the tensioner. Use of this tool will allow access to the lock pin hole without excessive component removal, making belt removal and installation a much easier task.
But the aluminum will last much longer. The upper and lower idler pulleys are known to be the primary sources for 'belt squealing'. Easy job with those 2 tensioners so easy to release. If you have a mechanical belt tensioner, the pulley can only be replaced with a new tensioner. I then replaced the tensioner, it's still sqealing.
Plug in 1, and put 2 back in its harness. Use this photo for reference. The description of this process is one of those things that is difficult to describe, but very easy to do. It won't do any good to replace the belt if the tensioners are worn. And does any of the belts eg.
I would check if a pulley or component has failed, creating slack in the belt. The idler pulley commonly fails, if this occurs the coolant pump will lose the drive belt and engine will overheat. However, simply replacing the dust cap on the idler pulley will not make the noise go away. February 10, 2013 Followup from the Pelican Staff: It can be a bit difficult to determine the condition of your pulleys when the engine is not running. Will trade for a headlight driver side. Unfortunately this is not the tensioner and a standard bolt so turning clockwise sheared it off at the threads approximately 3 inches along the bolt. September 23, 2016 Followup from the Pelican Staff: I have not.