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HELP Belt conditioner and clicking

Ok....here's one for ya. I bought a 97 Cherokee Sport awhile back and it had a squeaky belt. So I decided to do a little tune up. Anyway while I changed the plugs and wire for an extra mile per gallon or so, I sprayed the belt with belt conditioner to get rid of the squeak.

All said and done took her out for a spin. As with everyone I opened her up to see how the plug and response would be and it started to make a clacking sound. It will ease off as I reach an slower speed but still there.

Felt of the belt and it is pure gum. Took and cleaned the engine and clack stopped for a short time till the water is off the belt and it starts again.

As for running it runs fine. I've felt for the timing chain and should feel a peck or something....nothing. Other than the water pump I can't figure out what it could be other than something with the belt.

I'm a newbie as for auto repair....simple things I can do but other than that not!

I'm putting on a new belt this weekend but has anyone ever experienced that?

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Jeff
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L.W.( ßill ) Hughes III

And it (belt dressing) helped get a few more runs out of an old VCR I had :-)

Reply to
bowgus

Belt dressing seems to only like fords... if you spray too much belt dressing the belt will turn to gum, more so then belt dressing you want to spray a dow corning silicone spray (liquid), it will clean and condition the belt.

Snow...

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Snow

experienced

Your belt is worn out. Replace it and throw that belt dressing away. IMO, belt dressing has no purpose other than quieting a worn out belt for a day or two until you can replace the belt (or trade in the entire car). It isn't a fix and will actually hasten the deterioration of the belt.

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Robert Bills

Yep! When it happened to me, the clacking was so loud that I thought for sure I had broken something. The loud nasty noises will go away after running for a while, but I have found that the ultimate solution , as recommended by several others , is to replace the belt. You might want to clean the pulleys before putting the new belt on to get rid of the belt dressing though. Aloha Joe in Maui

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Joe and Joann

Belt dressing is for flat belts. That's one of the great things about v-belts, they get good traction all by themselves.

John

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JohnM

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