help????????
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ENGAGE MY VTEC BABY!!!!!!
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From: Tracy, Ca
help????????
i installed my new alternator today thanks to all who helped but now when i turn it on i here a high pitched squeeking and i tried to see what happened when i turn on the ac and oh man i wish i had a tape recorder to tape the sound but it was awful. and it hurts to see my cl hurt like that. well, bottom line i smelt burning rubber and when the ac was on, i looked at the tensionator and it looked like it wsa slipping up and sort of pausing so i think the bearing for the tensionator is going out now. how much will this cost me to fix it? i cant even drive it cause you can hear the skweeking. but hey good new i got the new alternator and i got my brakes fixed today and to top it all off the new alternator fixed my ground noise and i have crystal clear sound back. but the god damn tensionator is pissing me off and i need help asap.
note: how much will it cost me to fix the tensionator?
note: how much will it cost me to fix the tensionator?
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The tensioner assembly isn't cheap ($77.21 + shipping/handling + installation): http://www.acuraautomotiveparts.net/...RACKET+%282%29 [Illustration #3]. You might be able to get away just replacing certain components (like the bearing) and not have to buy the whole tensioner. 
Just a shot in the dark, but check to see if you have the belt too tight. Also, lubricate the pulley to see if that will help.
Good luck.
Just a shot in the dark, but check to see if you have the belt too tight. Also, lubricate the pulley to see if that will help.
Good luck.
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ENGAGE MY VTEC BABY!!!!!!
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From: Tracy, Ca
well the belt has a little play in it maybe no more than a half an inch was i supposed to swap the pully from the old alternator to the new one? i thought it was an even swap. let me know what i should do.
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The pulley that came on my 180 amp alternator made the belt not fit, so I swapped the OEM pulley onto the 180 alternator. Works just great!
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