the never ending belt squeal!!!

[jdmturtleracin]

well...had the alt/ac belt snap on me a few months ago on a long road trip, went to one of those rest stops and they replaced the belt for me. afterwards the belt started squealing. when i got home i replaced the belt with a oem honda belt... and the squeal was still there...i've used everything from belt dressing to freaking cooking oil (okay, that's just a joke). i tension the belt and it goes away for like a day...then it comes back....any idea's? maybe the pulleys have gone bad??? suggestions please!!!!

[Bluejayde]

Are you sure all the pieces for the tensioner are still there?

Do you have a manual so you can check all the pieces and also make sure you're doing it properly?

[xwade01]

It is your tensioner being either too tight or too loose. When your belt is squeeling that is your belt getting eatin apart. Make sure its not too tight/loose. Then your problem will be fixed!!

[h22sparkle]

do this the belt area in between just behind the altenator push down on it if it feels flimsy and loose then it needs to be tightened

[Bluejayde]

Obviously the guy knows that it's loose, and how to tighten it. Assuming he's doing it correctly, maybe something is stripped or missing.

Any new devolpments?

[InvaderTrax]

My belts squealed because my crank pulley had oil on it. Food for thought

[accrdpower]

my belts squealed bc of a) belts b) too loose c) aluminum pulley so some anti-squeal compound was used in combo with the proper belt tension after PROPERLY breaking in the belt

[Crazemonie]

my belt squealed for about 2 weeks and now its fine..i dod nothing...just wore it in

-Ramon

[areannecl]

i have the same problem coz I just had the alternator replaced and now my belts squeal everytime I start then It would stop squealing for the rest of the trip until of course I stop and start my engine again, any thoughts on this and if it is in regards to tightening or loosening can someone tell me how to do this? Thanks!