Lankymanxg 0 Posted June 14, 2019 On start up one of the belts squeel for 10-20 seconds then drops and I think it's the power steering belt and I'm just wandering what's involved in tightening it,it's my first Ford so I'm unfamiliar with the tensioner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fingers 463 Posted June 14, 2019 I think it would be more likely to be the alternator belt, rather than the steer belt. The steer belt is under very little load unless you are turning, whereas the alternator starts charging at a high level immediately on start to recover the charge lost while cranking, then reduces charge rate. That said, it would pay to check all belts. What is the car, what engine? 3 thaenormountainstorm, deankxf and gerg reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lankymanxg 0 Posted June 14, 2019 39 minutes ago, Fingers said: I think it would be more likely to be the alternator belt, rather than the steer belt. The steer belt is under very little load unless you are turning, whereas the alternator starts charging at a high level immediately on start to recover the charge lost while cranking, then reduces charge rate. That said, it would pay to check all belts. What is the car, what engine? It's an xg ute with the 4.0 six Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankxf 20,231 Posted June 15, 2019 if you want to confirm which belt it is, tip or spray some water on the belt pulley of the alternator pulley and belt.. then start the car.. this will cause the the belt to slip rather than squeel.. i'd bet it's alternator also Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lankymanxg 0 Posted June 15, 2019 56 minutes ago, deankdx said: if you want to confirm which belt it is, tip or spray some water on the belt pulley of the alternator pulley and belt.. then start the car.. this will cause the the belt to slip rather than squeel.. i'd bet it's alternator also I just checked and your right it's the alternator belt,seems a little loose,what do I have to do to tighten it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankxf 20,231 Posted June 15, 2019 25 minutes ago, Lankymanxg said: I just checked and your right it's the alternator belt,seems a little loose,what do I have to do to tighten it? if you have plenty of knuckles, try adjust it.. if a mechanic quoted $20 to do it, i'd pay it.. what a shit job if it's auto with the cooler lines in the way Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fingers 463 Posted June 15, 2019 Check the condition of the belts also. Look for cracks on the inside in particular. A broken belt can really wreck your day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lankymanxg 0 Posted June 21, 2019 On 6/16/2019 at 8:50 AM, Fingers said: Check the condition of the belts also. Look for cracks on the inside in particular. A broken belt can really wreck your day. I replaced the belt and the squeeking hasn't stopped,how much slack is meant to be in it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lankymanxg 0 Posted June 22, 2019 Issue is fixed,I just didn't have it tight enough ...oops Share this post Link to post Share on other sites