Chris253
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New to me truck squeaks at idle. Vortec 5.7. help, please. Don't want to throw too much money at this thing.
1. What does an alternator supposed to feel like when it spins? Mine does not spin freely. It's stiff and makes a squeaking sound within. When I spin it, it stops spinning as soon as I take my hand off the pulley. Bad?
2. Water pump. How is it supposed to spin with the belt off? Mine spins freely. A few revolutions when I spin it by hand. No resistance.
3. Idler pulley sounds like a roller skate when spinning by hand.
4. Belt tensioner bounces at idle and fairly easy to release tension with a basic ratchet.
5. Power steering pump pulley has play in and out and makes a clacking sound when it goes inward but spins freely.
New parts: clutch fan, it was shot.
Belt tensioner from O'Reillys, probably junk?
New belt. Solved the problem over night and came back the next day.
Sprayed wd40 on the belt and it quit squeaking immediately. Thoughts?
1. What does an alternator supposed to feel like when it spins? Mine does not spin freely. It's stiff and makes a squeaking sound within. When I spin it, it stops spinning as soon as I take my hand off the pulley. Bad?
2. Water pump. How is it supposed to spin with the belt off? Mine spins freely. A few revolutions when I spin it by hand. No resistance.
3. Idler pulley sounds like a roller skate when spinning by hand.
4. Belt tensioner bounces at idle and fairly easy to release tension with a basic ratchet.
5. Power steering pump pulley has play in and out and makes a clacking sound when it goes inward but spins freely.
New parts: clutch fan, it was shot.
Belt tensioner from O'Reillys, probably junk?
New belt. Solved the problem over night and came back the next day.
Sprayed wd40 on the belt and it quit squeaking immediately. Thoughts?