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DakMan515
Dodge Dakota
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4/04/2006
22:48:31
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Why do I need a new belt every four months? WTF? I've had the belt replaced several times, and it just starts to squeak like crazy a few months later. Last time, I had the alternator and a loose pulley replaced in December. It's April now, and the squeaking came back, despite the fact that I thought I had fixed the problem. WTF. Why is my truck chewing through belts like crazy? Oh, I also had a new belt tensioner installed. plain
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and
Dodge Dakota
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4/08/2006
16:34:43
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Year?
Engine?
Hello?
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Kaine
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4/09/2006
02:20:51
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Hey , you should check the alignment of your pulley's. use a staight edge, put it flat against one pulley and then see how much of a gap there is at the next pulley. there should not be more than 1mm of gap for every 20cm in distance between pulleys. ( about 1/16" for every 8" ) if the alignment is good then you probably have a pulley that is worn out, with new belt, the belt rides higher in the grooves, once it has worn in a bit the belt bottoms out and looses grip on the pulley causing squealing
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Josh
Dodge Dakota
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4/09/2006
10:27:15
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Idler pulley or tensioner pulley may be dragging.
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METALHEAD
Dodge Dakota
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4/16/2006
02:21:14
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I would suspect what Josh stated..if nothing else it is only 23 bucks for each at schucks....
http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductList.aspx?parttype=808&ptset=A&searchfor=Belt+Tensioner+Pulley
probably want to cut and paste that in the browser
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