What did you do to your Cherokee today?
02-04-2015, 07:37 PM
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Mine took a little persuasion with a screwdriver. Be careful not to break it thought, I did that to my 98's.
02-04-2015, 07:57 PM
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02-04-2015, 08:02 PM
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02-04-2015, 08:05 PM
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02-04-2015, 08:47 PM
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are you the one that just replaced his belt. check the belts tension. some brands stretch after the first 50-100 miles. i know the crappy mopar ones do. shouldn't be able to twist more than 90* at the longest point. some people do the 1/2" deflection at the longest point to check
02-04-2015, 09:05 PM
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If you're having repeated belt issues, you may look into checking the alignments of your accessory pulleys.
'90s Ford fullsize trucks were bad about this... they would go through a belt fairly quickly until the factory water pump was replaced at some point. My dad's pickup, a neighbor's and my truck, (a 1995, 1993, and 1995 respectively) all had this exact issue. Once the original water pumps were replaced, the belt problem vanished.
'90s Ford fullsize trucks were bad about this... they would go through a belt fairly quickly until the factory water pump was replaced at some point. My dad's pickup, a neighbor's and my truck, (a 1995, 1993, and 1995 respectively) all had this exact issue. Once the original water pumps were replaced, the belt problem vanished.
02-04-2015, 09:55 PM
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Grab a belt tension gauge, I thought I had mine tight enough and was getting ready to buy a new pulley and belt, but the tool was considerably cheaper and cured my chirp in one try. For the record what I thought was tight didn't even register on the gauge
140-160 pounds on a used belt and 180-200 pounds on a new belt is a lot more tension than I thought. idler pulley is 35ft/pounds.
140-160 pounds on a used belt and 180-200 pounds on a new belt is a lot more tension than I thought. idler pulley is 35ft/pounds.
02-04-2015, 10:02 PM
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If you're having repeated belt issues, you may look into checking the alignments of your accessory pulleys.
'90s Ford fullsize trucks were bad about this... they would go through a belt fairly quickly until the factory water pump was replaced at some point. My dad's pickup, a neighbor's and my truck, (a 1995, 1993, and 1995 respectively) all had this exact issue. Once the original water pumps were replaced, the belt problem vanished.
'90s Ford fullsize trucks were bad about this... they would go through a belt fairly quickly until the factory water pump was replaced at some point. My dad's pickup, a neighbor's and my truck, (a 1995, 1993, and 1995 respectively) all had this exact issue. Once the original water pumps were replaced, the belt problem vanished.
02-04-2015, 10:10 PM
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are you the one that just replaced his belt. check the belts tension. some brands stretch after the first 50-100 miles. i know the crappy mopar ones do. shouldn't be able to twist more than 90* at the longest point. some people do the 1/2" deflection at the longest point to check
02-04-2015, 10:14 PM
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Grab a belt tension gauge, I thought I had mine tight enough and was getting ready to buy a new pulley and belt, but the tool was considerably cheaper and cured my chirp in one try. For the record what I thought was tight didn't even register on the gauge 140-160 pounds on a used belt and 180-200 pounds on a new belt is a lot more tension than I thought. idler pulley is 35ft/pounds.
140-160 pounds on a used belt and 180-200 pounds on a new belt is a lot more tension than I thought. idler pulley is 35ft/pounds.