screeching aux belt

[SoundillusioN]

will do when I am next tinkering, prolly in the morning

Cool, let me know if thats all it was.

[gibby]

Maybe I got my terms wrong, but on the belt it winds round about three (I can't quite remember as it's a while since I looked under the bonnet of a Rivage) pulleys, tensioners, big roundy things, call them what you want, but the bottom circular thingy bob was fooked as it's a sealed unit and the oil in the bearings had obviously dried out. Replaced that and the screeching stopped.

Is that a better explanation ?

[SoundillusioN]

^^^^ Nope... 


There isn't a tensioner on the aux belt.  Just a pulley on the crank to drive the belt, then a pulley on the water pump and then one on the Alternator which is where the tension is manually adjusted. The Pulley at the bottom on the crank isn't sealed and can be unbolted and behind it you will find another Pulley for the cam belt.

Is it the crank bearings you are referring to?

[gibby]

Sounds like it's the crank pulley (the one at the bottom?) that I'm on about then. When I say sealed unit I mean that you can't just replace the bearings, you have to replace the pulley itself. On mine I thought that the belt was loose but I took it off and it still screeched (meaning it couldn't be the belt as it wasn't on) pointing to the pulley (bottom one) being the issue rather than the belt not being tight enough.

I'm going to keep my mouth shut next time.

[Diamond Hell]

Take the belt off and make sure both pulleys spin relatively freely.

If one's starting to seize this could be your first warning.

Get some emery cloth and rub it over the pulley surfaces, too.  They can become highly polished with time and lose their grip, causing the same slipping screech.

[SoundillusioN]

Sounds like it's the crank pulley (the one at the bottom?) that I'm on about then. When I say sealed unit I mean that you can't just replace the bearings, you have to replace the pulley itself. On mine I thought that the belt was loose but I took it off and it still screeched (meaning it couldn't be the belt as it wasn't on) pointing to the pulley (bottom one) being the issue rather than the belt not being tight enough.

I'm going to keep my mouth shut next time.

Don't be daft....   

I just hope for Guys sake it's not the above as that would be a pain in ar5e for him.

Take the belt off and make sure both pulleys spin relatively freely.

If one's starting to seize this could be your first warning.

Get some emery cloth and rub it over the pulley surfaces, too.  They can become highly polished with time and lose their grip, causing the same slipping screech.

Good advice.... don't think I've ever seen you in here before.... Welcome. 

[Diamond Hell]

Good advice.... don't think I've ever seen you in here before.... Welcome. 

I'm sure I have posted in here before... hang on..... YOU'RE a mod in here?  This is so disgusting I can't believe it.  This place has gone mad. 

You can edit my profile when I'm in here, can't you?   Where oh where are the Admins?  They've got no balls, I tell you!  I hate you, where's my Mummy. /Brad

[SoundillusioN]

Good advice.... don't think I've ever seen you in here before.... Welcome. 

I'm sure I have posted in here before... hang on..... YOU'RE a mod in here?  This is so disgusting I can't believe it.  This place has gone mad. 

You can edit my profile when I'm in here, can't you?   Where oh where are the Admins?  They've got no balls, I tell you!  I hate you, where's my Mummy. /Brad

   I shouldn't laugh but can't help it.

You probably have posted in here before, just never seen one.