carrots 1 Posted November 13, 2012 i changed my power steering belt about 2 weeks ago and my squeal stopped so i thought great,its now squealing again is it normal that they need adjusting again so soon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild-Animal 0 Posted November 13, 2012 If the power steering pumps bearings are past it then it could be giving the belt a hard time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carrots 1 Posted November 13, 2012 how would i test them Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted November 13, 2012 Was it a genuine belt? pulleys line up ok and no damage? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carrots 1 Posted November 13, 2012 no its a unipart belt,i work for them.not sure about pulleys i didnt check them Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted November 14, 2012 Quite often pattern belts are just rubber and don't have the material / thread in them that seems to eliminate squeal like this. I had it with my G60 some years back and went through several cheap aftermarket auxiliary belts (without this material) before finally fitting a genuine VAG one (with the material) - and low and behold it stopped it. Not sure if the PAS belt has this anyway but just thought I'd mention it based on my experience. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carrots 1 Posted November 14, 2012 ok cheers for that,i will try and tighten it again before i get another belt tho.unipart belts are normaly made by gates so would of thought they would be good quality.it was motorcraft i took off Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rado mc 0 Posted November 14, 2012 hopefully just needs another pinch after the 2 weeks of breaking in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
