WTH is this noise. . .

[Strike_Zero]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCInIM9ARG8

Wifey's exploder issues. Have you ever heard such a NOISE??? Shiiiieeee. . . . Replaced water pump, belt tensioner, p/s pump, idler puller and belt. I'm guessing it I need realign the accessory brackets better??? Any suggestions?

 

[JoeCool6972]

Going by the whirring noise with the squeaking, I am going to say power steering pulley/pump.

 

[Robrt32]

take your belt off and spin all your pulleys , see if they spin freely, IF they do change belt tensioner... I had to replace the tensioner on my Ranger last winter, same noise

 

[Willard]

Either alternator or power steering. The power steering is loud, but I've never heard them squeak like that. I would remove the belt and see how the alternator feels.

 

[Strike_Zero]

Thanks for the tips!! I spun them all by hand once I replaced everything. I'll pull the belt in the morning and check again.

The P/S pump had resistance, but I was thinking it was like that based on the fact it has fluid in it.

One thing I forgot to mention (can't remember if I shot it in the video); if AC compressor cycles and squeaking almost goes away completely.

Also after replacing the water pump, there was no squeaking until about 5 minutes of it running to circulate the coolant

Robrt32 - I put on the a new belt tensioner when did all the other work.

Thanks for the suggestions thus far!! Looks like I have some good leads for in the morning. . .

 

[Przybysz]

I know you can try to put a bar of soap on the belt and sometimes that works. It did that for me sometimes with my 94'

 

[Strike_Zero]

Think I found the problem . . .

Belt slip at the P/S pulley

I sprayed some water on the P/S pulley while it was running and squeaking went away. . . .

 

[Strike_Zero]

Think I found the problem . . .

Belt slip at the P/S pulley

I sprayed some water on the P/S pulley while it was running and squeaking went away. . . .

I pulled the belt it is ate the **** up . . . Duralast piece of crap . . .

Off to get a Gatorback.

 

[mikeinri]

How long ago did you replace the belt?

Regardless of who made it, it should last a good few years. If it's fairly new, I'm thinking you might have another issue causing the belt to go bad, and the same thing will happen to a Gatorback.

Mike

 

[Strike_Zero]

Mike:

The belt was done back in Feb, I think. I replaced before I did the P/S. I replaced the pump and used the pulley from the toasted/leaky one. It started screaming pretty bad

I cleaned the P/S pulley pretty good. I just put the gatorback belt on and all appears to be fine. If it starts squeaking again, I'll replace the pulley . . . Now off to do front wheel bearings . . .

 

[Masterd]

Im gonna say Idler pulley

 

[burgundy1994xlt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCInIM9ARG8

Wifey's exploder issues. Have you ever heard such a NOISE??? Shiiiieeee. . . . Replaced water pump, belt tensioner, p/s pump, idler puller and belt. I'm guessing it I need realign the accessory brackets better??? Any suggestions?

Got me to laughing over here......SHIIIIEEEEEEE hahahahahaha, excellent description though, but comical as hell.

I'd go for belt tensioner or alternator pulley. Mine used to do that until I replaced both. Didn't think to replace one to see if the other was culprit.

 

[Spdrcer34]

Idler Pulley and/or Tensioner Pulley. They can be re-greased to save them. But their replacement is cheap enough.

Ryan