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Old 11-29-2005, 06:16 PM
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why does my alternator belt squeal on startup...
I was wondering why the alternator belts squeals on startup its so annoying and loud. Is their any way to fix this i just changed the belt like a week ago hoping it would get rid of the squealing but no luck
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Old 11-29-2005, 06:19 PM
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Just check the tension and retighten according. It's perfectly normal for a new belt to stretch slightly after it's been broken in.
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Old 11-29-2005, 06:21 PM
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i have the unorthodox UDP is their a certain belt that i need to use for it or is the oem nissan belt fine ?
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Old 11-29-2005, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by DcMaN
i have the unorthodox UDP is their a certain belt that i need to use for it or is the oem nissan belt fine ?
That changes things. You should be using a shorter belt with any UDP.
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Originally Posted by nismology
That changes things. You should be using a shorter pulley with any UDP.
He means shorter belt... but it's obvious from the context.
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Bwahahahaha...didn't even notice that. My bad.............edited
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does anyone know what size exactly ? Or what belt to buy ?
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Old 11-30-2005, 06:37 AM
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You can find it on the Unorthodox site, look under belts
http://www.unorthodoxracing.com/
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is it bad that i have the wrong belt on ?
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is it bad that i have the wrong belt on ?
I think those sizes are way off between the 2. Don't be worried that something will happen right away but get the right sized belt in the future.
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