I have tightened my alternator belt 3 times, each time after about a hundred miles it starts squeeling again. Whats up? Did I buy the wrong belt?

 

Maybe the bolts are working loose? I use a crowbar against the alternator to get my belt really tight.

Rob

 

thats probably the problem, I also use a crowbar to get it super tight so the bolt's gotta be the culprit. I'll go buy one later today.

 

You could also try some Loc-Tite on the bolt you have.

Rob

 

ok ill try that instead, thanks for the help

 

on my high quality rebuild altenator the threads stripped out just enough that it wouldn't hold torque on that upper mount. So, I just put a longer bolt in and put a nut on the back side and haven't had a problem since.