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Car Forum / Land Rover Cars / October 2006Disco belt squeal revisited
Done to death I know so apologies, but... reading back thorugh the various 'cures' for this problem some of those afflicted suggest WD40 on the belts for temporary relief -- is this actually squirted directly onto the belts and/or pulleys? Doesn't that make 'em slip even more (albeit without the squeal)?! > Done to death I know so apologies, but... reading back thorugh the > various 'cures' for this problem some of those afflicted suggest WD40 > on the belts for temporary relief -- is this actually squirted directly > onto the belts and/or pulleys? Doesn't that make 'em slip even more > (albeit without the squeal)?! Spraying WD40 on the belt/pulleys is just supposed t o tell you where the noise is coming from. My advice would be that you can pick up a couple of belts for not much more that a big tin of WD40 so it's probably best to change them, as it only takes a little while, UNless of course its the 300tdi in which case you're on your own! Dave || Jerry wrote: ||| Done to death I know so apologies, but... reading back thorugh the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] || || Dave 300Tdi is a slice of baked sweet dessert, as long as you have that elusive 15mm socket and a bar about a mile long to de-tension the tensioner. 10 minutes to change, max.  SignatureRich ============================== Take out the obvious to email me. >300Tdi is a slice of baked sweet dessert, as long as you have that elusive >15mm socket and a bar about a mile long to de-tension the tensioner. 10 >minutes to change, max. not that changing it necessarily stops the squeak, mind you. You can improvise with 2 spanners. 15mm combination on the tensioner, and another ring spanner hooked onto the open end. SignatureAustin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that Appearances: You don't really need make-up. Celebrate your authentic face by frightening people in the street. from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton. >>300Tdi is a slice of baked sweet dessert, as long as you have that >>elusive [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > not that changing it necessarily stops the squeak, mind you. On the 300 tdi, slight wear in the plastic part of the tensioner is enough to push the belt sideways. A bit more, and the belt rides off by one groove and wraps a length of rubber round the viscous fan coupling. Then it's time for a new tensioner. > You can improvise with 2 spanners. 15mm combination on the tensioner, > and > another ring spanner hooked onto the open end. Surely everyone owning one of Solihull's finest also owns a breaker bar and enough scaffold tube to have nearly bankrupted SGB? SignatureKevin Poole **Use current month and year to reply (e.g. oct2006@mainbeam.co.uk)*** >Spraying WD40 on the belt/pulleys is just supposed t o tell you where >the noise is coming from. My advice would be that you can pick up a >couple of belts for not much more that a big tin of WD40 so it's >probably best to change them, as it only takes a little while, wd40 does work. i should imagine that most mechanics have a tin of wd40 or equivalent in stock already though - so it is a free test to see which belt/pulley it is squeaking! :) > wd40 does work. i should imagine that most mechanics have a tin of > wd40 or equivalent in stock already though - so it is a free test to > see which belt/pulley it is squeaking! :) Drop of water does the same. New OEM belt and tensioner will see off the squeak. |
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