steady belt squeal
09-18-2010, 02:54 PM
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steady belt squeal Car has recently developed a belt squeal.. it's steady, despite RPM but if I put the car under load, like accelerating from 30 in 5th, the it will go away completely. Tried to pinpoint the noise using a sethoscope, but the stock air box sort of limited my room. it sounded like one of the pullys was making some noise, but it wasn't the same tone as the squeal. anyone else had this same problem?
Also, I've noticed my RPMs don't drop very fast when i press the clutch. Causes shifting to be a little jerky since the RPMs won't drop to where it needs to be for the next gear. any cause for this? maybe i need to bleed the master and slave cylinder?
'00 formula, 6 speed.
Also, I've noticed my RPMs don't drop very fast when i press the clutch. Causes shifting to be a little jerky since the RPMs won't drop to where it needs to be for the next gear. any cause for this? maybe i need to bleed the master and slave cylinder?
'00 formula, 6 speed.
09-23-2010, 07:41 AM
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spray some belt dressing on it, if the squeal goes away you need a new belt, DERP. If it doesn't then you probably have a bearing thats gone out on one of the pulleys somewhere.
For me the lower idle pulley on the A/C went, which I could hear clearly with my stethoscope.
For me the lower idle pulley on the A/C went, which I could hear clearly with my stethoscope.
