Is it a bearing?
Here is the history:
End of last winter, I installed a new tensioner and belt on my car (Stock 2V with Novi 2000). At first, everything was fine. Then, soon after, I was getting some noise. It was manageable at first, and goes away after the car gets warmed-up. Then, over time, it got louder, and the car would need to get hotter before the squeal/chip would go away. Using belt dressing helps but only very temporarily. Using WD 40....helps, but only temporary. If I spray WD40 directly on the alternator bearing, the chirp goes away, but again, only temporary. The car is in storage for the winter, but I would like to get it fixed. I just started it and let it run. I really can not tell if it is the alternator pulley, the belt, or some other pully.....perhaps even the new tensioner. Anyone know how I can isolate the noise? I do not want to start replacing things randomly only to find that I did the wrong thing. I suspect a bearing..... |
i had the same problem... i put a big screw driver on the pulleys and listened for grinding. my pulley only chirped on cold start ups and went away when warm. since i couldnt isolate i didnt bother trying to fix and 600-700 miles into a 3K+ mile journey from delaware to california the pulley between the blower and altenator blew up and had me stranded in bristol.
my old roommate had a bad bearing in his alternator and miny didnt sound anything like that. his made this terrible noise all the time the noise didnt go away. |
Shit....that sucks. I have been suspecting that same pulley actually too.
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Remove the belt and turn each accessory by hand plus move up and down and you will know by how much play each shaft has which one is the culprit.
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I had a noise like that, It ended up being my tensioner and pulley assy. dunno about your setup w/ the s/c and all...that tensioner/pulley might have gotten replaced by something else.
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The tensioner is brand new.....may still be the dam problem. I used a stethoscope today, and it was not revealing. They all sounded the same to me, certainly none of them appeared to be responsible for the annoying chirp.
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My stock ford idler pulley is doing that too, it need to be replaced.
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