CodeRed2000SS

its on the A/C, either the belt or the pulley. If the car has alot of miles, its most likely the pulley. but you might get lucky and its just a belt.

To put the belt on, you have to release the tension on the tensioner by turning the bolt on the front clockwise.

4DSPNKR

iTrader: (2)

^^^Yes^^^
You need to push the tensioner back to slip the belt on and it also helps to put the belt over the compresser first since there is a big lip aroung the edge of it.

ls1rulesĦĦĦ

ok guys i get it i change my tensioner and relacated the a/c compressor to back and bang ĦĦĦ the noise is gone even the new belt were begin to damaged whit the friction on the crank pulley, but still working

PKC-Z71

iTrader: (8)

I've replaced the bearings in EVERY idler and tensioner pulley on my 99 Z28 and the phucker STILL squeaks until the motor warms up! I even put new bearings in my alternator and nothing changes. Needless to say it drives me nuts trying to figure it out.

4thGenJunkie

i had the same exact problem in my 98 Z28 there was actually a GM service announcement (not recall) about a generator bracket that stock pushes out the idler pull 8.3mm and the replacement pushes it out 10mm. I ended up replacing the bracket, idler pulley and serpentine belt the part numbers are:

12563326 - Double row idler pulley assembly
12563327 - Generator Bracket
12562626 - Serpentine Belt

If u want i have the 2 page announcement i can send a scanned version of it to ur email if u want.


Hope this helps guys if not i guess it doesnt hurt to know.

qwk93ta

iTrader: (13)

interesting, I'll have to try this.

4thGenJunkie

yea is a complete bitch to get at though but it worked perfectly. At first it was the water pump that went and i thought that was the end of my problems till i found out about all that crap. It ended up costin like $600 or $700, so worth it