FTO AUSTRALIA

Would really appreciate if someone has a DIY guide with pictures to adjust the PS and Alternator belt. The car has developed a little bit of screeching noise when I start the car or slowly accelerate on 1st gear which lasts for a second (Happens 60% of the time). I think adjusting those belts should take care of the noise?

Cheers,
Sidds

Put a new belt on mate. If it screeches, it's cooked.

Bennoz wrote:Put a new belt on mate. If it screeches, it's cooked.

When my "mechanic" did mine, it screeched the day after I got it back. Brand new belts.

Daniel2019 wrote:

Bennoz wrote:Put a new belt on mate. If it screeches, it's cooked.

When my "mechanic" did mine, it screeched the day after I got it back. Brand new belts.

How Lawso-esque!

Alternatively you can actually go to a place called Mike Hunt Industries and they sell a product called Anti-Screech for York Hunt and after you give it a good belting it should go away.

Bennoz wrote:Put a new belt on mate. If it screeches, it's cooked.

+1

Okie
Let me find the part numbers from the thread.

Hi Nacho
I was speaking to Mike Hunt and York Hunt and they told me that they were going to
C U Next Tuesday

6PK1080 & 4PK940

The workshop manual covers the procedure pretty well.

My tip however is to use a guitar tuning apparatus to test for the belt tension. The workshop manual describes the frequency at which each belt should vibrate when plucked.

I use a free app on my Android phone called G-String with the wired hands free microphone that was included with my phone.

Also, aim for the lower end of the acceptable band of frequencies as it will increase when you tighten up the pulleys.

Bennoz wrote:

Daniel2019 wrote:

Bennoz wrote:Put a new belt on mate. If it screeches, it's cooked.

When my "mechanic" did mine, it screeched the day after I got it back. Brand new belts.

How Lawso-esque!

Yes... except I took it to a mechanic to avoid something like that happening

I was trying to do the right thing. From now on I'm going to try and do most things myself. As Phil069 said - "Ave-a-go-ya-mug"

The squeaks just disappeared.... gone....will wait till they come back to take it to the mechanics and change belts I guess.

Dras wrote:The workshop manual covers the procedure pretty well.

My tip however is to use a guitar tuning apparatus to test for the belt tension. The workshop manual describes the frequency at which each belt should vibrate when plucked.

I use a free app on my Android phone called G-String with the wired hands free microphone that was included with my phone.

Also, aim for the lower end of the acceptable band of frequencies as it will increase when you tighten up the pulleys.

Or just use the other process in the manual which states 10kgs of force in the middle on the longest span between pulleys should be roughly should be +/-10mm.

Dude your belts are fine! It's because you drove to Sydney and back in monsoon rain and it's your first week driving the FTO non stop really... If it squeaks again just nip up the tensioner...

Sahin wrote:Dude your belts are fine! It's because you drove to Sydney and back in monsoon rain and it's your first week driving the FTO non stop really... If it squeaks again just nip up the tensioner...

Sahin! You can't just go around Willy Nilly tightening tensioners mate!

We all need to sit around on the forums discussing this for at least another 20 pages.