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Old 07-09-2015, 08:21 PM   #1
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Crickets Fixed!
Ok so I had my car in at work today to put my new tires on and I thought Id try to fix the belt squeakyness and to much supprise I did!!

So what I did was took some of my Benz greese

and put a few small dabs on my belt and bam no more chirpping!! We will see how long it lasts but for now Im super happy!
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No need for words... Just follow the link.. Understanding the crickets

EDIT: And for fucks sake.. if your belt is squeeking... that is NOT the fix. Tighten the damn thing.. jebus.
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EDIT: And for fucks sake.. if your belt is squeeking... that is NOT the fix. Tighten the damn thing.. jebus.
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EDIT: And for fucks sake.. if your belt is squeeking... that is NOT the fix. Tighten the damn thing.. jebus.
thats the only squeak I have and ya THAT is a fix for it my belt tension is correct but it still squeaks over tighten and it wears more looser and its worse, and ya could have had a different tittle didnt know that was a real thing thats how we refer to belt noises around here sorry lol
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You DO NOT lubricate serpentine belts! Period, end of story. No belt dressing, no nothing on them.
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thats the only squeak I have and ya THAT is a fix for it my belt tension is correct but it still squeaks over tighten and it wears more looser and its worse, and ya could have had a different tittle didnt know that was a real thing thats how we refer to belt noises around here sorry lol
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You DO NOT lubricate serpentine belts! Period, end of story. No belt dressing, no nothing on them.
ok if you say so always worked for a mercedes so im going to go with that, no I went to subaru and had them look at it (still under warr, and they retensioned it and it still squeaks) and guys im not some keyboard warrior im a tech and ill tell you from experiance that some things your told not to do work reallllllly well just sayin
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From my google searching, it seems it's a bad idea... but it's your car and you can do whatever you want with it.
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