Squeaky Vette
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Heel & Toe
Joined: Dec 2003
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From: Arlington TX
Squeaky Vette
I changed the belts on my 01 but it's still squeaking. Sounds like a bad accessory or balancer. The balancer wobbles slightly, but not by much. I'm not sure what a bad one looks like. Do you have a film?
I made a film for you guys to watch. Of course it is not squealing as normal since it knew the camera was out but you can hear it a little (usually triple).
You should have heard it when I drove it to the dealer. That thing was so quiet the SA thought it was an electric vette!
http://tinyurl.com/yvk6cs
I made a film for you guys to watch. Of course it is not squealing as normal since it knew the camera was out but you can hear it a little (usually triple).
You should have heard it when I drove it to the dealer. That thing was so quiet the SA thought it was an electric vette!
http://tinyurl.com/yvk6cs
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2003
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From: American Canyon Lethal Injection
I believe the slights wobble is a sign that it is going bad and should be replaced...replace it with a underdrive pulley fo a lil more HP
I changed the belts on my 01 but it's still squeaking. Sounds like a bad accessory or balancer. The balancer wobbles slightly, but not by much. I'm not sure what a bad one looks like. Do you have a film?
I made a film for you guys to watch. Of course it is not squealing as normal since it knew the camera was out but you can hear it a little (usually triple).
You should have heard it when I drove it to the dealer. That thing was so quiet the SA thought it was an electric vette!
http://tinyurl.com/yvk6cs
I made a film for you guys to watch. Of course it is not squealing as normal since it knew the camera was out but you can hear it a little (usually triple).
You should have heard it when I drove it to the dealer. That thing was so quiet the SA thought it was an electric vette!
http://tinyurl.com/yvk6cs
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From: Are you fat because you're lazy or lazy because you're fat? San Jose, CA
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St. Jude Donor '09
Did you replace it with a Goodyear Gatorback belt? You still may have to replace the pulleys, but I've heard the Gatorback won't squeak and often solves the problem.
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Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Trenton New Jersey
I too had a squeak (stock 2003 C5)back in the freezing winter. I read all the posts and found that I also have a slightly wobbling balancer and the noise seemed to have come from the ac belt or ac pulley. Someone posted a possible problem of the steel balancer getting oxidized after rainfall or a very damp period of weather. Thus when the car was started the squeak would be obvious but would eventually go away after running for a while because the oxidation would somehow get rubbed off. This was exactly my problem my car would never squeak unless it rained and the problem would go away after a while. I purchased a Gatorback belt and intended to install myself when the weather warmed up to see if this could be a cheap fix without replacing the balancer. Well after 5-6 weeks of squeaking and the weather was still too cold to install the new belt, the squeak mysteriously stopped, even in the rain. I can't explain it??? I have the new belt but haven't installed it yet, I'm not gonna change anything unless the squeak comes back.
Goodluck on your problem, hopes this helps you.
Goodluck on your problem, hopes this helps you.
