Alt belt squealing like a madman - Page 3

Epic1 · 12-05-2006, 02:32 PM

thanks for the ideas. simple as a problem it is I still seem to manage to **** up even with simple maintanance

themadscientist · 02-16-2007, 02:56 AM

Well I plan on changing the belt in on the passenger side (seen from the top... maybe a/c belt) and the alternator belt sometime next week. While I am changing the alt belt I am going to have the alt rebuilt because it whines. Any suggestions or hints for the upcoming project. I am totally new at work on the mr2 mkII's. I have heard that belt changing take anywhere from an 30 minutes to hours. Any helpful info would be appreciate... oh by the wat 92 N/A

Gairloch · 02-16-2007, 03:14 AM

The hardest part of that project is going to be getting the alternator out. You can accomplish this by one of two ways.

1. take belts off, remove alternator and let it rest on the exhaust/crossmember then take off the bracket and fiddle the alternator through the top. It is a really really tight fit and can be quite challenging.

2. Drop the crossmember off then remove the alternator and drop it through the bottom.

I have used method 1 a couple of times and can tell you that it's a royal pita. The only reason I do it is because my crossmember got dented by the PO and replacing the trailing arm is even harder.

MR2Guam · 02-22-2007, 11:14 PM

Just replaced my alternator a few weeks ago, no matter how you do it, it is a PITA, i just dropped the exhaust (not the crossmember!)OMG! It was a tight fit but was still able to do it in less than two hours.......(5SFE)

As for the squeaky belt I've been told that the main pulley gets rusty and cause premature wear and hence the Unbearable squeal......however i don't think many people want to drop their engine to change that....play with tension and hope for the best......

PearlJammzz · 02-23-2007, 12:03 AM

Mine squeeks after an automatic car wash, or heavy heavy rain for a long period. It'll squeek for like 60sec, then go away. If I wash her by hand, or the rain is just light, she never ever squeeks. I think you're ok if it just does it when it's wet. Just make sure there isn't a problem w/ it getting wet.

lmoua_07 · 10-12-2008, 07:04 PM

which belt is everyone talkijng bout cuz mine does this and its annoying..?? atl belt??

02-16-2007, 03:14 AM	#43 (permalink)
Gairloch Dreaming of apexes Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,472 Thanks: 115 Thanked 222 Times in 195 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	The hardest part of that project is going to be getting the alternator out. You can accomplish this by one of two ways. 1. take belts off, remove alternator and let it rest on the exhaust/crossmember then take off the bracket and fiddle the alternator through the top. It is a really really tight fit and can be quite challenging. 2. Drop the crossmember off then remove the alternator and drop it through the bottom. I have used method 1 a couple of times and can tell you that it's a royal pita. The only reason I do it is because my crossmember got dented by the PO and replacing the trailing arm is even harder. __________________ "Inside the car, the world beyond the driver's immediate horizon ceases to exist. Alone with the solitude of his desire, survival sense numbed by the speed, he's outrun the mediocrity of the outside world, slipped the shackles it tries to clamp on us all. He is running free, chased only by a fear of failure, for failure is to risk ejection into the real world." ~Mark Hughes

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lmoua_07 No Skills Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 40 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	which belt is everyone talkijng bout cuz mine does this and its annoying..?? atl belt?? Last edited by lmoua_07; 10-12-2008 at 07:15 PM.

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12-05-2006, 02:32 PM	#41 (permalink)
Epic1 nothing but skills Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Fresno, Ca Posts: 41 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	thanks for the ideas. simple as a problem it is I still seem to manage to **** up even with simple maintanance

02-16-2007, 02:56 AM	#42 (permalink)
themadscientist No Skills Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Harrogate, Tn Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Well I plan on changing the belt in on the passenger side (seen from the top... maybe a/c belt) and the alternator belt sometime next week. While I am changing the alt belt I am going to have the alt rebuilt because it whines. Any suggestions or hints for the upcoming project. I am totally new at work on the mr2 mkII's. I have heard that belt changing take anywhere from an 30 minutes to hours. Any helpful info would be appreciate... oh by the wat 92 N/A

02-22-2007, 11:14 PM	#44 (permalink)
MR2Guam Drag Racer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tumon, Guam Posts: 26 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Just replaced my alternator a few weeks ago, no matter how you do it, it is a PITA, i just dropped the exhaust (not the crossmember!)OMG! It was a tight fit but was still able to do it in less than two hours.......(5SFE) As for the squeaky belt I've been told that the main pulley gets rusty and cause premature wear and hence the Unbearable squeal......however i don't think many people want to drop their engine to change that....play with tension and hope for the best......

02-23-2007, 12:03 AM	#45 (permalink)
PearlJammzz Cage Fighter Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,909 Thanks: 8 Thanked 65 Times in 62 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	Mine squeeks after an automatic car wash, or heavy heavy rain for a long period. It'll squeek for like 60sec, then go away. If I wash her by hand, or the rain is just light, she never ever squeeks. I think you're ok if it just does it when it's wet. Just make sure there isn't a problem w/ it getting wet.