93 festiva changed belt 3 times this month please help..

[lessersivad]

I haven't been able to find the dimensions of the drive belt on the Interent. The last one I put in was a Power Torque 15350 (SAE standard J636). The one I took off has "SP AUTO-FLEX-N FM-35.2" written on it. Not very useful.

The "power torque" belt should have been the same length as the "sp auto-flex", or at least dang close.

The #15350 was 35" long, designated by the 3rd and 4th digits.

The 35.2# in the second example designates allegedly 35.2" long.

Hope this helps.

[Bert]

Just a hunch. If the bearings in the alternator are cooked or the water pump is worn out the resistance to turning would definitely wear out belts.

[WmWatt]

I haven't been able to find the dimensions of the drive belt on the Interent. The last one I put in was a Power Torque 15350 (SAE standard J636). The one I took off has "SP AUTO-FLEX-N FM-35.2" written on it. Not very useful.

[zoe60]

I'm guessing but I'd bet either the alternator or the water pump has a problem and is making the belt go bad.

[Bert]

Something ain't right. I have a hard time imagining how pulley alignment might become off but a mis-aligned belt would certainly be noisy and short-lived. Are you using the correct alternator and are the pulleys all of the same variety? Aspires for instance use serpentine belts instead of v belts and obviously the pulleys on the crank/waterpump/alternator are quite different. Good luck.

[Mipulga]

napas belt

[Mipulga]

You should probably check the pulleys for any kind of roughness or anything that may cause the belt to wear out. Also, how tight are you tighting it?

i dont know how tigth the belt was put on there my friend does all my work on it but i will ask him....thanks

[WmWatt]

What belt are you using?

[Nerd Racing]

also, check for an oil leak and check the crank pulley for runout.

[GenevaDirt]

check all pulleys when the belt is off and make sure they are turning freely.

[festivafeva]

buy a half inch shorter belt if you are tightening it all the way and it still squeaks with a standard belt

[91_festy_Gl]

You should probably check the pulleys for any kind of roughness or anything that may cause the belt to wear out. Also, how tight are you tighting it?

[Mipulga]

i have a 93 festiva { no ac }and i have to change the v velt on it 3 times this month because everytime i change it it last around 5 days with out squiking. then i tigth the belt and the squiking stops for a few more days.i have owend the car 6 months and really love the car but cant figuire where the problem is ..if you have any help plese let me know thanks..new to festivas