Irritating noise

[Silver Fox 90]

Ok here it goes, I have a squeel in the engine area and I couldnt locate for a long time so I threw money at it and it didnt get better Ive changed the Alt. ,power steering pump and the a/c clutch ass. Well it seemed to get better I thought after the A/c clutch swap on Thursday but i was wrong. I got on her today and it still squeeled .... Oh yeah im new here thanks....... its on the Fox

 

[Umby]

Are you running the right size belt?

 

[bill302]

sounds like a belt or belt tensioner problem...

 

[squeak93]

Could be a pulley, most likey the one on the tensioner. Had to replace one a few times.

 

[Mr Grim]

Don't forget that the bolt holding the tensioner pulley is reverse thread....learned that one the hard way.

 

[HISSIN50]

Dont forget to check pulley alignments. A machinist's edge works well.

Good luck.

 

[TenorPlayinGuy]

Yep I third the belt slippage, especially if your saying you got on it when it happened. You can try a few things, Check your belt for excessive wear( if you have a manual you can check the tensioner for tolerance) Also if its over 20-30k and you live in a rainy/snowy climate they tend to die sooner. They are cheap insurance I keep a few in the trunk. (well... wheel well)

Good Luck with your squel

 

[Silver Fox 90]

Yes the belt is correct, and every thing is aligned properly. It happened the same day I had the gears put in. Im sure now that it is the tensioner pulley. Thanks guys for the advice and will post pictures of boyh stangs soon.

Silver Fox

 

[cjones]

have you taken the belt off and spun each pulley??

have you tried starting the engine with the belt off to make sure it's an accessory drive noise??