Been a long time since i've hopped on here... Man have things changed.... Anyhow, Some of you guys may remember me, as the young kid that put blue neons in his moms bonneville LOL. The car that truely inspired me about 3800s... she's starting to get rough fellas....
Anyhow... here is the video. Please, any help is appreciated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbxZteTf ... ture=share
Apologize for the poor quality... it was MUCH nicer when i recorded it from my phone but had to convert it to lower quality... wasnt about to wait for 449 Mb's to upload..
Mom's '99 SE Belt Squeal.... Video included!
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99bonnieSE
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Mom's '99 SE Belt Squeal.... Video included!
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quicksilver
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Re: Mom's '99 SE Belt Squeal.... Video included!
Wow, that didn't take long to annoy me... anyway, I found a video once on youtube that would tell you how to diagnose belt squeals and it involved spraying fluid on different spots of the belt. Someone shared this on the Cherokee forum and I used it once. Looks like according to this video you have a pulley alignment issue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is_02fID1_g
The guy in this video shows you how to diagnose and find the issue. Good luck with the fix!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is_02fID1_g
The guy in this video shows you how to diagnose and find the issue. Good luck with the fix!
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2000 Bonneville SSEi- 145,XXX miles, bonestock for the time (don't hold your breath, it might be a long while)
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SSEBonne4evr
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Re: Mom's '99 SE Belt Squeal.... Video included!
Goodyear gatorback belts solved all my belt noise on the 96.
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99bonnieSE
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Re: Mom's '99 SE Belt Squeal.... Video included!
simply a gatorback? Were your problems to this extent?SSEBonne4evr wrote:Goodyear gatorback belts solved all my belt noise on the 96.
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99bonnieSE
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Re: Mom's '99 SE Belt Squeal.... Video included!
quicksilver wrote:Wow, that didn't take long to annoy me... anyway, I found a video once on youtube that would tell you how to diagnose belt squeals and it involved spraying fluid on different spots of the belt. Someone shared this on the Cherokee forum and I used it once. Looks like according to this video you have a pulley alignment issue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is_02fID1_g
The guy in this video shows you how to diagnose and find the issue. Good luck with the fix!
Excellent video.. never would've thought that myself. I'll give that a shot before i buy another belt.
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99bonnieSE
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Re: Mom's '99 SE Belt Squeal.... Video included!
So, if i take a wrench... and just ever so slightly back the tension off just a hair... all the squeaks and squeals dissappear. & the belt rides towards the center of the pulley.
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Jrs3800
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Re: Mom's '99 SE Belt Squeal.... Video included!
I am thi8nking the Tensioner assembly is not quite right and or faulty... I have seen this a couple of times on the 95-99 Bonnevilles and other H bodies... And it does look like the belt is not riding the tensioner properly... Only thing I can think of is that the tensioner is out of whack.. Might be time to throw a junk yard part at it..
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myfirstbonnie
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Re: Mom's '99 SE Belt Squeal.... Video included!
I agree on the tensioner being bad. If possible, with the belt on, check the gap around the tensioner where it pivots. I bet it is uneven.
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Bob Dillon
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Re: Mom's '99 SE Belt Squeal.... Video included!
Concur on the tensioner. Mine had that scraping sound (I don't hear a squeal) and replacing the tensioner cured it at once.
And check your power steering fluid. Sounds low.
And check your power steering fluid. Sounds low.
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