Whipple Gates Belt Squeak

Vile_the_Bastage · Oct 30, 2015

Whipple SC said:
Email or call us and we will send you another belt.

Will do!

**Edit**

Done. William is sending me a new belt on Monday. Appreciate the outstanding customer service.

Vile_the_Bastage · Nov 8, 2015

Soooo

I received the belt on Tues/Weds but didn't get around to installing it until today. Before the install I sprayed each idler pulley with water to see if I could figure out what the culprit was. The when the idler pulley adjacent to the tensioner was sprayed, the chirp went away for a few seconds and then came back.

I removed all pulleys, checked for rough/worn surfaces, cleaned them and then made sure they were reinstalled to the correct torque values. When I removed the problem idler, I did notice that the retaining bolt was a little tighter then the rest, so I'm thinking that maybe I over torqued it. After fiddling with the pulleys, I installed the new belt and its nice and quiet under the hood.

I'll report back in a week.

Z_Rocks · Nov 8, 2015

Vile_the_Bastage said:
Soooo

I received the belt on Tues/Weds but didn't get around to installing it until today. Before the install I sprayed each idler pulley with water to see if I could figure out what the culprit was. The when the idler pulley adjacent to the tensioner was sprayed, the chirp went away for a few seconds and then came back.

I removed all pulleys, checked for rough/worn surfaces, cleaned them and then made sure they were reinstalled to the correct torque values. When I removed the problem idler, I did notice that the retaining bolt was a little tighter then the rest, so I'm thinking that maybe I over torqued it. After fiddling with the pulleys, I installed the new belt and its nice and quiet under the hood.

I'll report back in a week.

I've had that issue with another S/C. If all the pulleys are not 100% aligned, the belt begins to shift slightly and makes the noise. The worst the alignment is, the longer the sound will be heard. spraying with oil or water, will just cause the belt to "slip" and you won't hear it until it dries off.

Vile_the_Bastage · Nov 8, 2015

I only sprayed the pulleys with water to figure out which one was the issue. The chirping stopped on the one that was over torqued, and then returned seconds later. I just used the water to troubleshoot really. Day 2 and everything is still good with the new belt and adjusted pulleys.

Dat Boi Kumar · Dec 17, 2015

Ive been having the same problem, I flipped the belt but it still does it. Its definitely the belt. When i spray it with belt conditioner it goes quiet. Nd then comes rite back when i stop spraying it

Jmeo · Dec 17, 2015

Mine is a constant squeal now 100% of the time that gets louder with every press of the gas pedal.

Just got car back from billet opg and t sprocket so apparently I'm going to have to rip the belt system off now to double check everything is aligned correctly and only then will I get a replacement belt.

Foxracing19931 · Dec 17, 2015

Dat Boi Kumar said:
Ive been having the same problem, I flipped the belt but it still does it. Its definitely the belt. When i spray it with belt conditioner it goes quiet. Nd then comes rite back when i stop spraying it

Buy a duralast belt from autozone best 23 dollars spent

Jmeo · Dec 17, 2015

Foxracing19931 said:
Buy a duralast belt from autozone best 23 dollars spent

Wish I could but I have the 10 Rib setup not the 6 rib kit :(

Whipple SC · Dec 17, 2015

More than likely the idler plate stands are pressed in incorrectly causing the tensioner and idlers to be slightly at an angle. Remove idler plate and put a flat edge across them all. If they are off, will need to remove them and we can send new stands.

Dat Boi Kumar · Dec 17, 2015

@Whipple can you send me a new belt

Whipple SC · Dec 17, 2015

Dat Boi Kumar said:
@Whipple can you send me a new belt

Please check alignment of the support stands first, more than likely it is off and therefore the belt will only temporarily fix it. If alignment is corrected, the same belt will be fine.

Dat Boi Kumar · Dec 17, 2015

Okay ill check it and get back to you.

Guardstang · Dec 17, 2015

This is something that comes up in the aftermarket on older vehicles--if you keep replacing the belt and the chirp comes back it isn't the belts fault. Since these are new cars you eliminate a lot of reasons but since superchargers are involved you got to check pulley alignment--Dayco sells a kit that uses a lazer to check alignment, a mm is all it takes. We have had garages that were at their wits end with belt chirping and after getting the belt rep in there it was found to be pulley misalignment. I'm just telling what I have learned here in the parts store--not trying to sound like an expert.

Jmeo · Dec 17, 2015

Guardstang said:
--not trying to sound like an expert.

Too late...... expert lol

Whipple SC · Dec 17, 2015

Guardstang said:
This is something that comes up in the aftermarket on older vehicles--if you keep replacing the belt and the chirp comes back it isn't the belts fault. Since these are new cars you eliminate a lot of reasons but since superchargers are involved you got to check pulley alignment--Dayco sells a kit that uses a lazer to check alignment, a mm is all it takes. We have had garages that were at their wits end with belt chirping and after getting the belt rep in there it was found to be pulley misalignment. I'm just telling what I have learned here in the parts store--not trying to sound like an expert.

For the most part it will show up as aligned, but there are 5 support stands on the back of the spring loaded/idler plate. These if pressed in just slightly crooked can crush the aluminum in the radius, and not let it seat all the way. This then makes the tensioner track at just a slight angle, loading the idlers at an angle, causing bearing and belt chirp.

The Gates/Dayco alignment tools are excellent tools but this should show up with the plate off and a straight edge.

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