Help stop the squealing! Fan belt.. Arrghh!
04-23-2005, 12:13 PM
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Re: Help stop the squealing! Fan belt.. Arrghh!
take the belt off and start and run the vehicle if it's still there then
there is a good chance it's the fan clutch
]if it's gone put it bac on and start from scratch
DougW wrote:
> Crayola did pass the time by typing:
> > I have a 97 2.5L TJ and a while back the I started
> > to hear a loud squealing noise come from the engine.
> > It starts about 2 or 3 miles into any driving trip
> > and only occurs when I am deacelerating, or idling.
> >
> > Since I have about 130k on the jeep I immediatly thought
> > it must be the belt.. so I replaced the serpentine
> > belt and tensioned it properly.. it still squealed..
> > So I played with the tension for a few weeks incase I was
> > on crack but I couldnt get it to stop.. So I figured
> > it might be a cheap belt, and replaced the belt again
> > with a top of the line belt from napa. It is STILL
> > squealing despite being tensioned properly.
> >
> > All the acessories seem to be working fine, and turning
> > them on doesnt change the pitch or reduce the sound (AC).
> >
> > Any ideas what I should do next? Its driving me crazy.
>
> Watch your fingers but with the engine running, lightly
> touch the sides of the belt with a bar of soap and notice
> if it goes away. If it does then the odds are your harmonic
> balancer has started to break down and walk off it's rubber
> isolator. Read here.
> http://members.***.net/wilsond/hb/
>
> --
> DougW
there is a good chance it's the fan clutch
]if it's gone put it bac on and start from scratch
DougW wrote:
> Crayola did pass the time by typing:
> > I have a 97 2.5L TJ and a while back the I started
> > to hear a loud squealing noise come from the engine.
> > It starts about 2 or 3 miles into any driving trip
> > and only occurs when I am deacelerating, or idling.
> >
> > Since I have about 130k on the jeep I immediatly thought
> > it must be the belt.. so I replaced the serpentine
> > belt and tensioned it properly.. it still squealed..
> > So I played with the tension for a few weeks incase I was
> > on crack but I couldnt get it to stop.. So I figured
> > it might be a cheap belt, and replaced the belt again
> > with a top of the line belt from napa. It is STILL
> > squealing despite being tensioned properly.
> >
> > All the acessories seem to be working fine, and turning
> > them on doesnt change the pitch or reduce the sound (AC).
> >
> > Any ideas what I should do next? Its driving me crazy.
>
> Watch your fingers but with the engine running, lightly
> touch the sides of the belt with a bar of soap and notice
> if it goes away. If it does then the odds are your harmonic
> balancer has started to break down and walk off it's rubber
> isolator. Read here.
> http://members.***.net/wilsond/hb/
>
> --
> DougW
04-23-2005, 12:24 PM
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Re: Help stop the squealing! Fan belt.. Arrghh!
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mic canic wrote:
>
> take the belt off and start and run the vehicle if it's still there then
> there is a good chance it's the fan clutch
> ]if it's gone put it bac on and start from scratch
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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mic canic wrote:
>
> take the belt off and start and run the vehicle if it's still there then
> there is a good chance it's the fan clutch
> ]if it's gone put it bac on and start from scratch
04-23-2005, 12:24 PM
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Re: Help stop the squealing! Fan belt.. Arrghh!
???
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mic canic wrote:
>
> take the belt off and start and run the vehicle if it's still there then
> there is a good chance it's the fan clutch
> ]if it's gone put it bac on and start from scratch
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
mic canic wrote:
>
> take the belt off and start and run the vehicle if it's still there then
> there is a good chance it's the fan clutch
> ]if it's gone put it bac on and start from scratch
04-23-2005, 12:24 PM
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Re: Help stop the squealing! Fan belt.. Arrghh!
???
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
mic canic wrote:
>
> take the belt off and start and run the vehicle if it's still there then
> there is a good chance it's the fan clutch
> ]if it's gone put it bac on and start from scratch
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
mic canic wrote:
>
> take the belt off and start and run the vehicle if it's still there then
> there is a good chance it's the fan clutch
> ]if it's gone put it bac on and start from scratch
04-23-2005, 12:24 PM
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Re: Help stop the squealing! Fan belt.. Arrghh!
???
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mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
mic canic wrote:
>
> take the belt off and start and run the vehicle if it's still there then
> there is a good chance it's the fan clutch
> ]if it's gone put it bac on and start from scratch
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
mic canic wrote:
>
> take the belt off and start and run the vehicle if it's still there then
> there is a good chance it's the fan clutch
> ]if it's gone put it bac on and start from scratch
04-23-2005, 10:19 PM
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Re: Help stop the squealing! Fan belt.. Arrghh!
I was getting ready to ask the same thing... this guy can't be real...
Eric
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> mic canic wrote:
>>
>> take the belt off and start and run the vehicle if it's still there then
>> there is a good chance it's the fan clutch
>> ]if it's gone put it bac on and start from scratch
Eric
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> mic canic wrote:
>>
>> take the belt off and start and run the vehicle if it's still there then
>> there is a good chance it's the fan clutch
>> ]if it's gone put it bac on and start from scratch
04-23-2005, 10:19 PM
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Re: Help stop the squealing! Fan belt.. Arrghh!
I was getting ready to ask the same thing... this guy can't be real...
Eric
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> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> mic canic wrote:
>>
>> take the belt off and start and run the vehicle if it's still there then
>> there is a good chance it's the fan clutch
>> ]if it's gone put it bac on and start from scratch
Eric
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> ???
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> mic canic wrote:
>>
>> take the belt off and start and run the vehicle if it's still there then
>> there is a good chance it's the fan clutch
>> ]if it's gone put it bac on and start from scratch
04-23-2005, 10:19 PM
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Re: Help stop the squealing! Fan belt.. Arrghh!
I was getting ready to ask the same thing... this guy can't be real...
Eric
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> ???
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> mic canic wrote:
>>
>> take the belt off and start and run the vehicle if it's still there then
>> there is a good chance it's the fan clutch
>> ]if it's gone put it bac on and start from scratch
Eric
"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:426A76B2.CE7239FC@***.net...
> ???
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> mic canic wrote:
>>
>> take the belt off and start and run the vehicle if it's still there then
>> there is a good chance it's the fan clutch
>> ]if it's gone put it bac on and start from scratch
04-23-2005, 10:19 PM
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Re: Help stop the squealing! Fan belt.. Arrghh!
I was getting ready to ask the same thing... this guy can't be real...
Eric
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> ???
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> mic canic wrote:
>>
>> take the belt off and start and run the vehicle if it's still there then
>> there is a good chance it's the fan clutch
>> ]if it's gone put it bac on and start from scratch
Eric
"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:426A76B2.CE7239FC@***.net...
> ???
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> mic canic wrote:
>>
>> take the belt off and start and run the vehicle if it's still there then
>> there is a good chance it's the fan clutch
>> ]if it's gone put it bac on and start from scratch
04-23-2005, 10:28 PM
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Re: Help stop the squealing! Fan belt.. Arrghh!
He works for Daimler, which doesn't surprise me.
There are a bunch of weird fans out there, though:
http://www.----------.com/WJcoolFan.jpg Just no reason for them to have
a clutch.
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Eric wrote:
>
> I was getting ready to ask the same thing... this guy can't be real...
>
> Eric
There are a bunch of weird fans out there, though:
http://www.----------.com/WJcoolFan.jpg Just no reason for them to have
a clutch.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
Eric wrote:
>
> I was getting ready to ask the same thing... this guy can't be real...
>
> Eric