WBO_COTTO

Hey Guys,

Just today I started the bird up and noticed a small squeal from what seems to be a belt. and then there is a metal grinding noise(bearing from a pulley) i assume at bout 1500 rpm's only.

So my question is what belts are what i need to replace? idler pulleys,tensioner? I did have the steering pump changed out some months ago. And one last thing I felt somewhat of a jerk while mildly reving the engine feels more like something is rattling with movement. Thanks for the help.

jsteele90

iTrader: (13)

troubleshoot it first. remove serp belt and see if it goes away if it doesnt remove a/c belt and see if it goes away. sometimes you can spin the pulleys by hand and find the noisy one.

WBO_COTTO

While the car is running? and if so.how long can i have it without either belt? I'll get the car up later today and check it again. took my other car to work today

eseibel67

iTrader: (10)

You can run it without a belt for a minute if it's hot. Certainly long enough to know if the noise goes away. Just make sure that you do it under the same temp conditions.

eseibel67

iTrader: (10)

Grinding metal sound might be the water pump. Pulleys usually squeak, tensioner springs usually knock.

WBO_COTTO

Damn,I was thinking like the bearing from the alt pulley. thanks for the advice man, I've learnt that in order to drive an F-BODY you cant be a complete noob and have to work on em' yourself sometimes

eseibel67

iTrader: (10)

Even if it's the water pump, they are very easy to change.