Started the Bird up after a long winter. Seemed to be good except it now has a bad belt squeal. After a good warm up it settled down but still made some noise off and on while driving. I assume the belts are due for changing although visually they look ok. Anybody had good luck with any specific brand or anything to avoid? I'm hoping it isn't a pulley and just a belt issue.
As a teenager, I used to rub some bar soap on the belts. No more squeal!
But I don't think I've had another belt squeal in 35+ years. Ah.... memories!
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure. I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 1968 400 convertible (Scarlet) 1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt) 1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration. 1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!) 1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel) 2008 Durango - DD 2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME! 2017 Durango Citadel - Modern is nice! HEMI is amazing! 1998 Silverado Z71 - Father-daughter project 1968 400 coupe - R/A clone (Blue Pearl) (sold) 1967 326 convertible - Sold 1980 T/A SE Bandit - Sold
I noticed the squealing seemed to lessen with some driving. While driving would return at cruise and seemed to go away with some throttle. Not sure what that means? Either way. I sprayed things down with some WD 40. Now it doesn't squeal. Not sure if such practices are good or bad. No doubt not the correct answer but it worked. Belts seem tight enough. The fan pulley does have a slight wobble. Not something that will be addressed now and it certainly isn't a new issue.
It's the little things that get you. Like pulling into the cruise night with a belt squealing like a sonna b. Grrr.
if you haven't changed any pulleys or anything its gotta be the belt... I fought with belt squealing after I did the serpentine upgrade.. I couldn't get the pulleys all lined up straight...
I noticed the squealing seemed to lessen with some driving. While driving would return at cruise and seemed to go away with some throttle. Not sure what that means? Either way. I sprayed things down with some WD 40. Now it doesn't squeal. Not sure if such practices are good or bad. No doubt not the correct answer but it worked. Belts seem tight enough. The fan pulley does have a slight wobble. Not something that will be addressed now and it certainly isn't a new issue.
It's the little things that get you. Like pulling into the cruise night with a belt squealing like a sonna b. Grrr.
don't think the WD40 spray is bad...recall mechanics doing it quite often in the 70s...