When the idler pulley goes out on the a/c belt will it squeak? Mine squeaks just at idle, I've adjusted the belt many times and it won't go away. ANy ideas? Thanks!

 

it may be a different pulley.

i had my belts sweaking too, so i tightend the alternator pulley. i hope it fixed it.

 

possibly the bearing in the tensioner arm going bad.. they cost about $12 from a bearing supply house, or you can buy the whole pulley for about $60 from a dealer.

 

the tensioner was a b!tch to get back into place after i had remvoed it!

 

bah.. 10 minute job from start to finish. you just gotta squeeze your fingers in there.

 

It could also be the belt itself. This is a real common problem on many cars with serpentine belts. I had the exact same problem on my wife's van (chirp, chirp, but only at idle). Goodyear makes a belt specifically designed to eliminate this noise.

 

lemme guess.. your wife's van was a Chrysler product? (caravan, voyager, etc)

and FYI, 3rd gens have seperare belts for everything. nothing serpentine here, thank goodness!

 

are u serious?!!?