PR5Matt said:I have an RR UDP and Dayco belts (could be all of the problem). I have them pretty tight, but on cold days when I have my lights on I get a squeal. I can still twist the belt a little. I don't want to over tighten them. Any suggestions?
Protege_Speed said:I have the Unorthodox UDP and had the recommended Gates belts on my car for about a year until this past Sunday. My water pump/alternator belt broke on the highway. I also had the squealing that you guys are complaining about. I replaced my belts with the Goodyear Gatorbacks from Autozone and they don't squeal at all and I didn't even have to overtighten them. A friend of mine just told me today that Goodyear Gatorbacks are better belts than Gates which makes happy that I chose it. Let me know if you need the part numbers that I used. I'll have to look them up.
Protege_Speed said:I have the Unorthodox UDP and had the recommended Gates belts on my car for about a year until this past Sunday. My water pump/alternator belt broke on the highway. I also had the squealing that you guys are complaining about. I replaced my belts with the Goodyear Gatorbacks from Autozone and they don't squeal at all and I didn't even have to overtighten them. A friend of mine just told me today that Goodyear Gatorbacks are better belts than Gates which makes happy that I chose it. Let me know if you need the part numbers that I used. I'll have to look them up.
PR5Matt said:I just realized that your UDP is an Unorthodox. I got a hold of RR Racing and they gave me the Gates numbers: K050446 and K040355. While I was ther I picked up their new front motor mount insert. Gonna give it a try.
MazdaGecko said:i dont have a/c... anyone have the belt # for the ps belt??
4040360 for the Alt/WtrPmp.
xxxxxxxx for the PS
Lord_Zath said:I had the same problem as well. Tightened the belt going to the power steering pump, no more squeal (mine did it whenever I started driving and turning the steering wheel).
You'll probably want to tighten the belt going to the alternator.
Protege_Speed said:Just don't tighten them too much. That's most likely why my gates belt broke. No matter how much I tightened it, the squeal wouldn't go away.