weird noise

[RAZR]

Your AC clutch is probably okay. Just leave the belt.

but in order to get the alt belt off dont i need to remove the ps and ac belts to?

[-$MOKIN-]

Alternator .........

[RAZR]

Alternator .........

what????

[-$MOKIN-]

Its the alternator. If its loosing power when your driving it and you got to gas on it to keep her running . Trust me its the alternator. take it to have it checked
I have a auto zone one she gos out every other year . I know the symptoms. A loose belt or bad bearing isnt going to make the lights dim or car die out..

[1813mdw]

Its the alternator. If its loosing power when your driving it and you got to gas on it to keep her running . Trust me its the alternator. take it to have it checked
I have a auto zone one she gos out every other year . I know the symptoms. A loose belt or bad bearing isnt going to make the lights dim or car die out..

be sure to take it to more than one autozone if you do. half the people at those stores either don't know how to use the testing machine, or just wanna sell an altenator. i took a good altenator to four different stores one day and two of them told me it was bad. ended up just being a loose connection at the battery

[lostforawhile]

Its the alternator. If its loosing power when your driving it and you got to gas on it to keep her running . Trust me its the alternator. take it to have it checked
I have a auto zone one she gos out every other year . I know the symptoms. A loose belt or bad bearing isnt going to make the lights dim or car die out..

the lights aren't dimming, the engine is bogging down past the point where the alternator charges, so the voltage drops and they probably appear to dim, a bad bearing will very much bog the engine if the belt is tight. sometimes it may be hanging up and sometimes not

[RAZR]

the lights aren't dimming, the engine is bogging down past the point where the alternator charges, so the voltage drops and they probably appear to dim, a bad bearing will very much bog the engine if the belt is tight. sometimes it may be hanging up and sometimes not

would the bearing only happen some of the time?

[lostforawhile]

would the bearing only happen some of the time?

yep, they do that sometimes, occasionally it will bind up.

[-$MOKIN-]

Trust me bro.....do a teSt on it. I promise you.

[RobDirt89]

Is the car auto or manual? possible clutch problems?. But if that noise is at the front of the engine it definitely sounds like a bearing. t-belt tensioner may cause bogging if its bad enough. does the noise change when you rev the engine? and did the noise happen suddenly or slowly get louder?

[RAZR]

Is the car auto or manual? possible clutch problems?. But if that noise is at the front of the engine it definitely sounds like a bearing. t-belt tensioner may cause bogging if its bad enough. does the noise change when you rev the engine? and did the noise happen suddenly or slowly get louder?

its a stick i dont think its the clutch
it was just like a really loud belt screching and then when i got home i popped the hood and heard the grinding noise

[anubis_4_99]

oo good call there rob, didnt even think about a clutch

push your clutch in and see if the noise goes away, if it does your throw out bearing is going out and your looking at a tranny removal

even if you dont think its the clutch, its a quick 5 second test to be sure, cant argue with that lol

[RAZR]

oo good call there rob, didnt even think about a clutch

push your clutch in and see if the noise goes away, if it does your throw out bearing is going out and your looking at a tranny removal

even if you dont think its the clutch, its a quick 5 second test to be sure, cant argue with that lol

nope it not the clutch cause the noise happened even when it depressed
the car only has 63xxx original miles

[anubis_4_99]

miles mean nothing

even a car with 5 miles can end up with a bad alternator or throw out bearing

if you havent yet, slip the alt belt off like earlier mentioned and rotate the pully back and forth by hand and check for any roughness or wiggle in the pully. that will indicate bad bearings, and the source of your noise.

since it happens even when the car is just idling that takes most of your drivetrain out of the equation, minus the throwout bearing, which you said didnt make a difference, so check anything that moves while the car is stationary, its a pretty short list

also check for stuff like loose heat shields, loose exhaust hangers/bolts etc

past that someone else will have to give more input

*edit*

didnt mean for that miles comment to come off a-holeish, sorry if it did

[RAZR]

miles mean nothing

even a car with 5 miles can end up with a bad alternator or throw out bearing

if you havent yet, slip the alt belt off like earlier mentioned and rotate the pully back and forth by hand and check for any roughness or wiggle in the pully. that will indicate bad bearings, and the source of your noise.

since it happens even when the car is just idling that takes most of your drivetrain out of the equation, minus the throwout bearing, which you said didnt make a difference, so check anything that moves while the car is stationary, its a pretty short list

also check for stuff like loose heat shields, loose exhaust hangers/bolts etc

past that someone else will have to give more input

well the noise happens when moving and when stationary
i am going to try to remove the belt tomorrow i heard the noise on one of the accesories i mostly heard it near the alternator

[anubis_4_99]

well the noise happens when moving and when stationary

yes but the stationary part means that the parts moving while in motion can be eliminated from your search

[RAZR]

yes but the stationary part means that the parts moving while in motion can be eliminated from your search

yeah i am kinda hoping its the alternator other wise i am back to square one

[RAZR]

pulled the belt and the alternator and the water pump both turn freely and theres no grinding or anything

[RAZR]

but wouldnt the alternator light go on if it was the alternator?

[1813mdw]

the alt can still be making the right amount of power even if the bearings are going out. the only time the alt light will come on is if the voltage drops below a certain point.


i would pull the alt and go have it tested. when they putt it on the machine they spin it as if it was hooked up in your car; so if it makes a godawful noise you found your problem. if you don't hear it have them run it a couple more times since it seems to only happen sometimes.

[RAZR]

the alt can still be making the right amount of power even if the bearings are going out. the only time the alt light will come on is if the voltage drops below a certain point.


i would pull the alt and go have it tested. when they putt it on the machine they spin it as if it was hooked up in your car; so if it makes a godawful noise you found your problem. if you don't hear it have them run it a couple more times since it seems to only happen sometimes.

yeah but i cant seem to get the bottom bolt out
any ideas on how to get it out?

[-$MOKIN-]

Push the alternator towards the fire wall with the belt off and then get a socket on it

[RAZR]

Push the alternator towards the fire wall with the belt off and then get a socket on it

i have the nut off but the stud that goes thru it wont budge at all

[1813mdw]

i had to wiggle the alt as i pryed it out. find something to get leverage on the part of the bolt you just pulled the nut of of and push it through. its been in there a qtr century so it'll be i little hard at 1st

[RAZR]

i had to wiggle the alt as i pryed it out. find something to get leverage on the part of the bolt you just pulled the nut of of and push it through. its been in there a qtr century so it'll be i little hard at 1st

yeah i tryed a hammer and didnt budge at all