874runnersr5

Well, its starting to bother me now.. heres the run down
Nothing made noise besides my power steering when it was cold before i did my timing chain.
*after* i did my timing chain, i put a new alternator v belt in that i had..
now, at startup for the last couple months ive been getting this weird squeal..
sounds like a belt, but.. how can i test/verify that the belt is no good?
Could it be a alternator bearing? some type of bearing?

its just kinda embarrassing this squeal sound at startup and everyone looks at me...
anyone point me into some type of direction would be awesome..

tommy316

Sounds like a loose belt. Make sure you dont have too much play in either the power steering belt or the alternator belt.

Tubbyfatty

Yep, check yer belts.

PDX_1ton

Probably your belt since you changed it. But do this just for fun. Next time you start the truck, push the clutch. If the sound changes or goes away.. Well you now know where it is around.

But most likly your belt

874runnersr5

alright today ima check the belts, retighten everything and clean anything up..

Cyberman

A little late, but if you spray each belt with WD40 while it's running, you'll find out which one it is. My power steering belt squealed like crazy for a while.

DanStew

Check your water pump for leaks. I have the same squeal and i couldnt figure out what was making it. I was doing the alternator and noticed my pump weeping right on the crank pully. So at startup it would squeal for a second. Pisser is the water pump is brand new

874runnersr5

hey cyberman, ive herd this trick before, how do i do so? Just spray each belt at the same time? or at different times? on the crank pulleys right?

danstew, i havent seen anything leaking from the wp area

NicCantDecide

If you want to figure out which one it is, I'd suggest not spraying the crank pulley.

PS: spray the pulley at the powersteering pump...
alternator: spray the alternator pulley
A/C: spray the A/C pulley

874runnersr5

ah i gotcha..
i dont think i have wd40!
lame..

LS1Steve

I don't know if you want to use WD40.... that may silence it but could cause some slippage. Your local auto parts store should carry a can of belt dressing to quiet it down.

casey.eyman

You can also use baking soda in a pinch to quiet a squealing belt.

874runnersr5

but its only squealy at startup, doesnt matter if i ran it for 2 hours or 5 mins.
It just squeals up for a bit then shuts up... hmm....

bigt

push the belt down a bit if it goes more then a little its too loose.tighten with nut.. they strech after a little bit

874runnersr5

to be honest, i remember rushing the alternator belt crap because it was like 1am..
it was hard to get tension on it,hold the bolt on one side with a wrench and use a ratchet to tighten the bolt

bigt

hrmm you just need one socket to make tension .. atleast on mine you do there is an adjuster nut...

874runnersr5

il check tomorrow for sure, i need to flush my ps too.
i hope i got enough atf.

LS1Steve

on startup it is cold. after a few seconds the friction heats and softens the rubber

874runnersr5

yeah im aware of that, im was just trying to add more info.

874runnersr5

fixed it!
so it was the alternator belt thing, i didnt think it was that loose but i tighten'd it up pretty good and started her and no noise!
yaya..
gave my ubolts for the rear leafs and everything else a good shot of pb buster to.