Something was squeaking before I did it so I decided to go ahead and replace the belt too.....and now it squeals LOUD. The belt I took off of it was basically mangled on one side. Could this be a bad pulley now? And if so, how do I tell which one squeals like a banshee?

(H22a Prelude)

All positive feedback is appreciated.

 

First thing you need to do is tighten it really good and see if that gets rid of the squeal...

 

usually a quiet squeal is because the belt is too loose while a very loud squeal is because the belt is way to tight.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by yOnKiNaToR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">usually a quiet squeal is because the belt is too loose while a very loud squeal is because the belt is way to tight.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes, true true, you definately don't want it too tight. I guess I meant to say make sure it's tightened correctly...you should be able to twist the belt 90 degrees or so.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hawkze_2.3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yes, true true, you definately don't want it too tight. I guess I meant to say make sure it's tightened correctly...you should be able to twist the belt 90 degrees or so.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Oh. lol I kinda of tightened it as tight as it would go.....mah bad.

That's why I'm a noob