is the drive belt adjustable?
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From: bham al
is the drive belt adjustable?
The drive Belt on my 01 is squeeking continuously and I don't see any adjustment screws. If it can be adjusted, how?
At the same time I began hearing noise from the belt, I began to get a little stumble at idle. Now it gives me engine codes p01701 and po1704 which are lean full condition, and the idle very bad. In neutral coming to a stop, the engine goes down to 300-400 rpms for a few seconds then comes back to around 900 after about 6-8 seconds. Im hoping the belt is the problem? Any opinions
At the same time I began hearing noise from the belt, I began to get a little stumble at idle. Now it gives me engine codes p01701 and po1704 which are lean full condition, and the idle very bad. In neutral coming to a stop, the engine goes down to 300-400 rpms for a few seconds then comes back to around 900 after about 6-8 seconds. Im hoping the belt is the problem? Any opinions
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Your car has a tensioner on it that keeps it tight. You may be in need of a new belt. Also, there are two belts and two tensioners.. so be sure you are changing the one that makes noise.. 
VR
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I just put up a post here and it bounced me off.. 
Anyway, you have 2 belts and two tensioners... best to buy 2 new belts and replace both... that noise could be the belts, tensioner... or even the water pump. So be sure you replace only the broken parts.
VR
Anyway, you have 2 belts and two tensioners... best to buy 2 new belts and replace both... that noise could be the belts, tensioner... or even the water pump. So be sure you replace only the broken parts.
VR
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Originally Posted by AZC5
The idler pulley is the tension pulley, they are the same thing.
So my question still stands. When did the new pulley come out, and when did they start putting the new pulley on the vette.
AZC5
So my question still stands. When did the new pulley come out, and when did they start putting the new pulley on the vette.
AZC5
There is a tensioner pulley with a sealed bearing #3, and an idler pulley with a sealed bearing #8, on both the drive belt system ....and the A/c belt system its #2 and #10.. so in effect you have two tensioner pulleys and two idler pullys..
the Drive belt sytem seems to fail more than the ac belt system..
Many people replace the tensioner pulley to fix a sweaking belt.. but in reality..both the tensioner and the idler pullys shoud be replaced together..
The idler pulley has been updated with a thicker seal on the bearing.. the reason the squeak goes away for a while with replacement of the tensioner only, is because it changes the load on the idler.. but soon the idler start to squeak again..
