Posted By: markshemiworld
Belt Squeal HELP!!! - 04/25/21 12:58 AM
Okay,
So I have a belt squeal that I cannot seam to find the source of, although I have run the car without any belts and the squeal has disappeared. The car is a 1971 roadrunner with a 440 six pack, and it has power steering and aftermarket A/C. I did not have this issue until I replaced the water pump and alternator along the way. The pulleys seem to be in proper alignment (by eye) and I bought a pulley alignment laser tool but it all seems to be very close. The pulleys are chrome BPE pulleys and I had no issues for the first 30,000 miles. I have even sanded the grooves. I have also replaced the harmonic balancer (verified same thickness) and still no help. Is there any trick to making this noise go away? I’m getting very desperate!
So I have a belt squeal that I cannot seam to find the source of, although I have run the car without any belts and the squeal has disappeared. The car is a 1971 roadrunner with a 440 six pack, and it has power steering and aftermarket A/C. I did not have this issue until I replaced the water pump and alternator along the way. The pulleys seem to be in proper alignment (by eye) and I bought a pulley alignment laser tool but it all seems to be very close. The pulleys are chrome BPE pulleys and I had no issues for the first 30,000 miles. I have even sanded the grooves. I have also replaced the harmonic balancer (verified same thickness) and still no help. Is there any trick to making this noise go away? I’m getting very desperate!