Squeaky Drive Belt
Discussion
My drive belt loves to squeak.
It squeaked itself through last year until I changed it last summer.
That solved it all year, until I put it away over winter.
Now I start the car, after winter hibernation (outside under a cover), and it's at it again!
How long should a belt last without starting to glaze / squeak?
Is the best cure just a new belt every year??!?
Is there a tensioner that should have been replaced that could cause this?
Or should it tension itself properly?
Where is the best place to buy a new belt?
Is there a standard part number that I can plug into eBay and get a Land Rover one?
It squeaked itself through last year until I changed it last summer.
That solved it all year, until I put it away over winter.
Now I start the car, after winter hibernation (outside under a cover), and it's at it again!
How long should a belt last without starting to glaze / squeak?
Is the best cure just a new belt every year??!?
Is there a tensioner that should have been replaced that could cause this?
Or should it tension itself properly?
Where is the best place to buy a new belt?
Is there a standard part number that I can plug into eBay and get a Land Rover one?
100k miles and I haven't changed mine, though it's possible it got changed as a service item at some point without me being aware of it, but not in the last 6-7 years.
Had a tensioner seize about 5 years ago, flipped the belt off and had to call the RAC for a ride home.
Replaced tensioner, and reused the old belt (still keeping the new belt in the boot as a spare).
Had a squeak with a slight slippage once that I put down to a stray drop of oil.
The application of a little Dove soap cured it (I don't think the soap brand is critical
).
Good luck finding the cause and fixing it.
Had a tensioner seize about 5 years ago, flipped the belt off and had to call the RAC for a ride home.
Replaced tensioner, and reused the old belt (still keeping the new belt in the boot as a spare).
Had a squeak with a slight slippage once that I put down to a stray drop of oil.
The application of a little Dove soap cured it (I don't think the soap brand is critical
).Good luck finding the cause and fixing it.
Goaty Bill said:
100k miles and I haven't changed mine, though it's possible it got changed as a service item at some point without me being aware of it, but not in the last 6-7 years.
Had a tensioner seize about 5 years ago, flipped the belt off and had to call the RAC for a ride home.
Replaced tensioner, and reused the old belt (still keeping the new belt in the boot as a spare).
Had a squeak with a slight slippage once that I put down to a stray drop of oil.
The application of a little Dove soap cured it (I don't think the soap brand is critical).
Good luck finding the cause and fixing it.
Hmmm ... Goaty Bill uses Dove then Had a tensioner seize about 5 years ago, flipped the belt off and had to call the RAC for a ride home.
Replaced tensioner, and reused the old belt (still keeping the new belt in the boot as a spare).
Had a squeak with a slight slippage once that I put down to a stray drop of oil.
The application of a little Dove soap cured it (I don't think the soap brand is critical
).Good luck finding the cause and fixing it.
Bassfiend229hp said:
Hmmm ... Goaty Bill uses Dove then
Not that I feel the need to defend my choice in soap brand but actually it was the only soap being sold in that particular Tesco petrol station on that Sunday afternoon.The soap is still in the 'bag of tricks' that lives (and grows) in the boot of the car.
Goaty Bill said:
Bassfiend229hp said:
Hmmm ... Goaty Bill uses Dove then
Not that I feel the need to defend my choice in soap brand but actually it was the only soap being sold in that particular Tesco petrol station on that Sunday afternoon.The soap is still in the 'bag of tricks' that lives (and grows) in the boot of the car.
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