My dad's 96 Dodge Caravan's engine belt is having problems. The belt keeps squeeking like mad. The Mechanics told us it's a belt problem, we've replaced it ×3 and it's worse now. Anyone know what or how to repair it?
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My dad's 96 Dodge Caravan's engine belt is having problems. The belt keeps squeeking like mad. The Mechanics told us it's a belt problem, we've replaced it ×3 and it's worse now. Anyone know what or how to repair it?
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Check for some sort of fluid leaking onto it. Are you replacing it yourselves? Ensure that you are tensioning it up fully when you do.
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It may be the bearings are shot in a pulley. Does it only squeak when the A/C is on? Could also be the alternator, power steering, or anything else on the serpentine belt. The tension could be to much or two little which is causing a pulley to slip on the belt.
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checked all of those...when accelerating, theres no sound, when decelerating or cruising or idle, massive sound. Pimento mentioned the bearings are loose?
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My best guess would be the belt tensioners. When accelarating there is more force on the belt,so it runs fine. When you dont have full power/decelerating it doenst have and it slips. (have) checked the tensioners.
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Sounds like what happemned when my Saab's harmonic ballancer let go.
No idea if you have the same set up but if so have it checked
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Sounds like your idler pulley/tensioner is shot. I mentioned the bit abuot the bearings, when something seizes, such as a a/c unit, it'll squeel when the belt slips over the pully, but this doesn't sound like your case.Originally Posted by Gtek-i
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sounds to me too like the belt tensioners, if it increases as you turn check the tensioners and powersteering
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After punching "96 Caravan belt squeal" in Google; it seems that your not the only one with the same problem. A majority of the solutions have been to replace the tensioner or the bearings (if its not one unit)
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so i had to dump acid into the block tank today
i'm afraid to fap
cause i got it on my hands
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I think it's a mopar thing, my truck came with a squeal from the factory and it was the idler pulley.
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John says:
so i had to dump acid into the block tank today
i'm afraid to fap
cause i got it on my hands
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+1 for tensioner.
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Patrick says:
dads is too long so it wont fit
so i took hers out
and put mine in
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OK...I'll let my dad know...I think he's checking it today. Thanks
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