Help!: my belt keeps squeeking

BamBam87 · 11-03-2009, 07:26 AM

i just put in a 220 amp alternator for my new amp. it is a p.3000.1 from massive so i kinda had to make the alternator change cause the warranty on the amp says that you have to have a 200 amp alternator or more for the warranty to stay valid. but back to my real question. every time i start my car now i am hearing a squeak sound from the belt. now i know this is from the new alternator. so do i need to get a different belt or what to get the belt from squeaking?

1MileCrash · 11-03-2009, 08:52 AM

you could try a new belt but no gauruntee that it will fix it. belt might be slipping because it's harder to turn the 220amp over the stock alternator.

tire joe · 11-03-2009, 01:58 PM

Goodyear gatorback stopped my squeak.

35th-ANV-SS · 11-03-2009, 02:01 PM

Have also heard great things about the gatorback belts. A little bit on the $$ side, but I have heard they will eliminate squeaking.

tep98ws6 · 11-03-2009, 02:15 PM

To get rid of my squeak, I ran the engine and sprayed all bearings/pulleys with WD40 and found that my alternator bearing went out. Put a new alternator in and it was 100% squeak free. Also, my belt tensioner wasn't holding any tension whatsoever. Double check your alt and all pulleys/tensioners when you check your belts.

BamBam87 · 11-04-2009, 02:22 AM

thanks for the info, ill look into the gatorback and see what i can get. would i actually have to check my alternator bearing if its new? i am just getting annoyed already with that noise it is making. i am at a stop light and when someone sees my car they have that look like i have a nice car and then they hear the squeak..........then the nice car look goes away. lol but now i think my wire to the alternator is too small. does a 4 guage wire sound good to use or should i use bigger?

BamBam87 · 11-12-2009, 09:29 PM

TTT

ksstamp09 · 11-12-2009, 09:51 PM

nvm. maybe i should read.

an are you askin 4 ga for the amp? there should be a chart you can look of that will tell you what wire size fits what voltage.

bigrondownhiller · 11-13-2009, 03:45 PM

Might have to change the tensioner with the belt. They do wear out.

rsg98Z28 · 11-14-2009, 07:32 PM

sounds like the bearings in the idler and/or tensioner pulleys may be wore out, i highly doubt that the alternator being harder to turn has anything to do with it, and you may wanna put a fresh belt on.

Blue28 · 11-17-2009, 12:56 PM

First, make sure the belt is routed correctly.(it can be routed wrong and still work).
Get a #4060790 Gatorback belt for a stock length drive belt.
If that still doesn't solve you problem get a new tensionier, and if money permits get a Katech manual tensionier.

*79 is your belt length in inches.

11-03-2009, 07:26 AM	#1
BamBam87 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: north central illinois Posts: 74 2001 trans am ws6 artic white	my belt keeps squeeking i just put in a 220 amp alternator for my new amp. it is a p.3000.1 from massive so i kinda had to make the alternator change cause the warranty on the amp says that you have to have a 200 amp alternator or more for the warranty to stay valid. but back to my real question. every time i start my car now i am hearing a squeak sound from the belt. now i know this is from the new alternator. so do i need to get a different belt or what to get the belt from squeaking?

11-12-2009, 09:51 PM	#8
ksstamp09 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tyler, TX Age: 19 Posts: 327 2001 Camaro SS #847 388 rwhp & 370 rwtq	nvm. maybe i should read. an are you askin 4 ga for the amp? there should be a chart you can look of that will tell you what wire size fits what voltage. Last edited by ksstamp09; 11-12-2009 at 09:55 PM.

11-17-2009, 12:56 PM	#11
Blue28 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: C.V., Ca. Posts: 327 1999 Camaro Z28 Navy Blue	First, make sure the belt is routed correctly.(it can be routed wrong and still work). Get a #4060790 Gatorback belt for a stock length drive belt. If that still doesn't solve you problem get a new tensionier, and if money permits get a Katech manual tensionier. 79 is your belt length in inches. Last edited by Blue28; 11-17-2009 at 12:59 PM.*

11-03-2009, 08:52 AM	#2
1MileCrash Senior Member Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wisconsin Rapids, WI Age: 25 Posts: 2,606 1999 Z/28 M6 Black	you could try a new belt but no gauruntee that it will fix it. belt might be slipping because it's harder to turn the 220amp over the stock alternator.

11-03-2009, 01:58 PM	#3
tire joe Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: cave city ky 42127 Posts: 3 2000 corvete pewer	Goodyear gatorback stopped my squeak.

11-03-2009, 02:01 PM	#4
35th-ANV-SS Build #2924 of 3367 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicagoland Area Posts: 1,828 02 SS Anv.Edition 08 Impala LTZ	Have also heard great things about the gatorback belts. A little bit on the $$ side, but I have heard they will eliminate squeaking.

11-03-2009, 02:15 PM	#5
tep98ws6 Team Dirtstar Motorsports Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Saint Louis, MO Age: 22 Posts: 1,135 1998 Trans Am WS6 M6 Arctic White	To get rid of my squeak, I ran the engine and sprayed all bearings/pulleys with WD40 and found that my alternator bearing went out. Put a new alternator in and it was 100% squeak free. Also, my belt tensioner wasn't holding any tension whatsoever. Double check your alt and all pulleys/tensioners when you check your belts.

11-04-2009, 02:22 AM	#6
BamBam87 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: north central illinois Posts: 74 2001 trans am ws6 artic white	thanks for the info, ill look into the gatorback and see what i can get. would i actually have to check my alternator bearing if its new? i am just getting annoyed already with that noise it is making. i am at a stop light and when someone sees my car they have that look like i have a nice car and then they hear the squeak..........then the nice car look goes away. lol but now i think my wire to the alternator is too small. does a 4 guage wire sound good to use or should i use bigger?

11-12-2009, 09:29 PM	#7
BamBam87 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: north central illinois Posts: 74 2001 trans am ws6 artic white	TTT

11-13-2009, 03:45 PM	#9
bigrondownhiller Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: ny Age: 34 Posts: 2,011 1996 camaro z28 vert Black	Might have to change the tensioner with the belt. They do wear out.

11-14-2009, 07:32 PM	#10
rsg98Z28 rsg98Z28 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 70 1998 Camaro Z28 vert Black	sounds like the bearings in the idler and/or tensioner pulleys may be wore out, i highly doubt that the alternator being harder to turn has anything to do with it, and you may wanna put a fresh belt on.