 Belt dressing, thoughts |
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 Nov 2, 2010 - 12:01 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Oct 7, '09 From Northern kentucky Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (90%)  |
Now that the cold is here my belts i replaced about a year ago are squeeling again on cold starts when i turn the wheel, does not do this when its warm out or the engine has warmed up but only when its cold and i turn the wheel. now i know its not the belts, so what can i do to fix this? any type of belt dressing or some people have even said armorall, so thoughts?
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Nov 2, 2010 - 12:15 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Dec 26, '09 From Albuquerque, NM Currently Offline Reputation: 19 (100%) |
Same happens to me. On belts with less than 6,000 miles. I tried dressing and nothing. It's just cause of the cold. Let it warm up and then go, it's nothing to worry about man. What I do, I let it warm up and rev constantly but keep it below 2,000. That way I'm good to go in a minute or so at most. Hope that helps!
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Nov 2, 2010 - 12:26 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 7, '03 From Northern Virginia Currently Offline Reputation: 23 (100%) |
sometimes it's the belt design. try a goodyear gatorback.
This post has been edited by purplegt4: Nov 2, 2010 - 12:26 PM |
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Nov 2, 2010 - 1:03 PM
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the belt isnt tight enough.
theyre tough to get to and tighten, and most mechanics are lazy. lol -------------------- Former Team 5SFTE pro member ;)
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Nov 2, 2010 - 1:25 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 7, '09 From Northern kentucky Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (90%) |
I have gatorback belts on there now, how do i get more tension out of it?
-------------------- 1996 Toyota Celica Project Mean Green
3RD Gen 3SGTE WRC Edition W/LSD E153 - Love BOOST <3 2001 Solar yellow Lexus IS300 2001 Dodge ram 1500 Off-road edition |
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Nov 2, 2010 - 3:13 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 26, '09 From Albuquerque, NM Currently Offline Reputation: 19 (100%) |
QUOTE (presure2 @ Nov 2, 2010 - 12:03 PM)  the belt isnt tight enough. theyre tough to get to and tighten, and most mechanics are lazy. lol Really? I suspected that so I touched them and it's like touching a wood plank, they're pretty tight. -------------------- taking too long to mod since '09
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Nov 2, 2010 - 4:12 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 7, '09 From Northern kentucky Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (90%) |
same here, have read a few different things people say fixes it
-------------------- 1996 Toyota Celica Project Mean Green
3RD Gen 3SGTE WRC Edition W/LSD E153 - Love BOOST <3 2001 Solar yellow Lexus IS300 2001 Dodge ram 1500 Off-road edition |
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Nov 2, 2010 - 11:26 PM
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You don't want them too tight. You want about 1/4 inch deflection when you push on it.
I've never had much luck with belt dressing, but most of the time my belts haven't made any noise, they've just gotten old, cracked, and worn out. -------------------- 1999 Celica GT
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Nov 3, 2010 - 12:01 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 26, '09 From Albuquerque, NM Currently Offline Reputation: 19 (100%) |
Hmm. I'll try to look into it. It's kind of annoying.
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