lint Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 '95 SE with ~120k miles. Belt tension is good and the belts while a couple years old, have ~15k miles on them. Ever since the recent cold, when I'm idling, and I add a load by turning on the lights, or fan I hear a squeal that sounds like a bad bearing. I noticed that when I remove the load the squeal goes away. I'll try dressing the belts tomorrow. Do you think the alternator bearings or alternator is going? Weather is getting really nasty here, if it is the alty, how long do you think I've got? The output is a steady 14.4v. Cheers, d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Could be the belt is a little loose even though the tension "feels right". Maybe give it a couple cranks and see if it goes away. When my alty bearings went it sounded like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Yes, I suspect that the belt is slipping also. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 another thing that can cause a squeal is if the belt is sitting down to far in the pulley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lint Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 Thanks for the advice Adamzan, I snugged up the belt a touch and gave it some mustard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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