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"Pat" > wrote in
newsk52e.25401$I16.16623@trndny03: > A while back, someone answered a question about clutch squeal and > attributed it to a serpentine belt. > > I bought a shop manual and can't find anything about a belt > associated with the clutch. I don't know if you're serious or not but I ass-U-me you are so... the belt in question isn't associated with the clutch, there are belts on the front of the engine that drive the water pump, alternator, etc. If these belts are not quite tight enough, they can make a squeal from time to time, usually when the engine is accelerated rapidly and the driven item (alternator, AC Compressor, whatever) can't keep up because the belt is too loose. The belt will then slip on it's pulley's and make a squealing sound. Since the engine is often accelerated rapidly when starting out, that's why someone might think the noise was associated with the clutch and since sounds seem to travel around in the metal of a car it might very well sound like it's coming from the clutch rather than the front of the engine. |
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