Ok so I was working on my jeep today I noticed my belt was coming off the track so I put it back on and I tightened it and then it started sqealing really bad bet check this out if i spray it with water it will stop than in a couple minut's it will squeal again what could this be

 

Sounds like either A) Your belt is wore out, or B) You have grease or oil on your pulleys somewhere.

Since your belt was coming off the pulleys, it is possibly stretched and needs replaced.

 

Baby powder will get rid of the squeak but its a temporary fix. Dont use belt conditioner its snake oil!!! It makes it worse so you want to put more on.

 

you might also want to check the tension on the belt. when I changed my I squealed like crazy on the way to the auto parts store. (I even saw a mad hot chick driving a XJ exactly like mine, and all she did was laugh. )

 

ok but when I was driving it around it would squeal like hell but when I slowed down the squealing would quiet down I'm stumped

 

mine would go really bad when I stepped on the gas and sometimes it would stop while I was going until I stopped and started out again.

 

how do i get it to stop cause its driving me nuts make me want to roll it down a hill and leave it there

 

well I know a hill by my house. Just leave the title and keys in it also. ha ha. you have to adjust the Idler tensioner. there should be a layout on your jeep or on line of how to do it. I thought mine was tight but it needed to be tighter and still does. you can try that to see if it works.

 

yours still squeals

 

maybe half a second every now and then. i'm just lazy to tighten in to the right specs.

 

Always remember there is two main reasons a belt squeaks. Improper tension and Improper Alignment. Easier typed than fixed but if the two of them are correct even a cracked or frayed belt will be quiet. Cracked or frayed should be replaced asap anyway, of course.

 

could it be a bearing in one of the pullies cause its tight

 

I'm not sure how the first gen cherokee belt routing and adjuster is set up. I thought mine was tight but it wasn't tight enough and also on mine you have to loosen the idle tensioner pully first and then the adjustment screw

 

You need a new belt or one of your pullies bearings may be shot. If your belt is cracking or ripping to the point where you can see the metal holding it together on the inside its time for a new belt. Also for a temporary fix hit the inside of the belt with a quick shot of PB Blaster. It'll quite it down for awhile but in no means is it a fix.

 

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