Like the title says. I get a chirp after a hard pull. I'm still on the stock idlers and have a tight belt. I'm running a 74" belt with a 2.76 upper only Stage IV Eaton. The chriping goes away a couple of minutes after the pull. I can't tell what is making the chirping noise since its intermittant.
Chirping sound after hard pull = bad idler pulley?
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Could be time to upgrade to BF idlers and see if it goes away.
Throwout bearings will/can chirp too
Throwout bearings will/can chirp too
Sounds like a pulley bearing.
Could be the belt or the idler pulley's I had same thing happen on a pretty new belt on stock idlers. But I just went ahead and upgraded to BF idlers which requried a bigger belt anyways so not for sure which one was the culprit.
I'd bet 20 bucks, its your belt. HAD the exact same issue on a GOOD NAPA Gates belt, replaced and it was gone. I've spent hours replacing pullies...etc and the belt ended up being the culprit. I guess if you have a tiny belt of belt slip, it becomes slippery/sticky in one place, and causes the little chirping sound.
A way to test this is WHILE the engine is running, pour some water on your blower belt.(the grip part, not the back of the belt) and see if the chirp goes away for a sec.
A way to test this is WHILE the engine is running, pour some water on your blower belt.(the grip part, not the back of the belt) and see if the chirp goes away for a sec.
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Thanks. I have a spare belt, so I will check that out first. If not, I'll get a set of BF idlers.
A quick way to determine if it is your belt is to spray the belt (while car is idling) with a mist of water. If the chirping goes away and returns in a few seconds, it's the belt.
Mine what chirping. Replaced all the bearings in the BF idlers and no more chirp.
Just an FYI BF recommends replacing the bearings in their idlers every 10-12K miles.
Mine squeaks a little when i get on it hard and let off. I have a bf idler and the rest are stock.
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