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> Help!
> I am having problems with the serpentine belt sqealing on my 1999 T&C
> with the 3.8cc engine. I replaced the belt and tensioner but it
> certainly appears that not all the pulleys are in alignment. All the
> idler and other pulleys rotate smoothly and freely when the belt is
> off. It looks like the alternator pulley may be the one that is out of
> alignment with the rest of the pulleys. Is there any history of the
> alternator mounting bracket moving, bending, warping, etc? I never had
> any problem with the squealing until I installed a new belt when the
> previous belt had some visible edge damage. The previous belt and the
> tensioner had been replaced 15K miles earlier. I removed the tensioner
> again and it still looks good. I have never had a problem with the
> belt coming off like many others have. According to my local Chrysler
> dealer, there is no history of problems with these belts or pulley
> alignments. Therefore, I don't feel real comfortable having them work
> on this. Any help would be appreciated.
Have you had the power steering pump removed or replaced? This is what
normally causes the belt to come out of alignment. Was the Generator
replaced at one time? And did you install these belts and then the problem
occurred or were you installing these items to correct the squeal. And
what
exactly kind of squeal are you referring too........A belt squeal or
pulley
squeal. You throw me off by saying all the pulleys turn freely
Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech
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