Belt squeal

[lsixtyseven]

The damn belt has been squealing since last year, finally it really got to me this year . I was planning on the Rodney Dickman fix, but I built my own instead. Installed it today and squeal is gone, hopefully it will stay like that.

[dguy]

If you have a 2.8 and it doesn't squeel, the belt is either 5 minutes old or it's been over-tightened. 

I'm guessing that's just an off-the-shelf idler pulley, and a homebrew bracket which mounts on over top of the water pump studs?

[lsixtyseven]

It bolts up to the alternator bracket beside the water pump, if you go to rodneys site you will  see a pic of how he does, I did it the same way only cheaper.

[PBJ]

How is the 87GT running?  Any recient pics?  Is the drivers side still two tone red??

Pete

[lsixtyseven]

It's running pretty good, the door is still a different color, in time I will get to it. I will probably hit 300,000 km this year. Plans for an engine swap have to wait, life hasn't exactly worked out to my benefit, at least I'm still driving the fiero.

[dguy]

It bolts up to the alternator bracket beside the water pump, if you go to rodneys site you will  see a pic of how he does, I did it the same way only cheaper.

Nice.  The last time I saw photos of Rodney D's piece, they were in-car and I couldn't tell how it was mounted.

How much fiddling was involved to align the pulley?

[lsixtyseven]

I have no patience so anything I do, gets done with plenty of swearing. This would probably be an easy mod for you Don, you seem to have patience. It's not perfectly aligned but it's still working, I could  probably align it better but it's holding so I will see how long it lasts.

[FieroBUZZ]

How is the 87GT running?  Any recient pics?  Is the drivers side still two tone red??

Pete

                

Gee, Pete, you never ask about my GT....... 
Gary

[PBJ]

Sorry Gary,  I hope your car(s) are coming along, and going back together   Maybe we will hook up at a Ottawa/TO/London getogether.

Pete