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The best way is to take the belt into a DIY car wash bay. Select the 'soap' option and use high pressure to clean off the residue from the belt, then use low pressure rinse to completely remove the soap. Allow to dry before re-installing.
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Your serpantine belt screeches after you put a new belt tentioner and belt dressing on you cant figure out why?
Never use belt dressing on a serpentine belt. Clean the dressing off and recheck the pulleys.
How do you remove belt dressing?
There are a few things to try but the best solution is to never use belt dressing on anything but a v-belt and don't use it then unless it's an emergency. You can try spraying WD-40 on the belt in small increments instead but usually a noisy belt is a signal for a new belt or some adjustment to pulleys or tension. To remove belt dressing you can try some mild soap and warm water which might work if it hasn't adhered to the pulleys too much. If it has then you probably need to pull the belt and clean the pulleys with brake fluid, carb cleaner or something similar. Possibly steel wool will be required to get all the gunk off. Then put on a new belt, it's almost impossible to remove dressing from your belt and even if you could you'd likely be back to your original problem, a worn or noisy belt. The best solution is to NEVER use belt dressing. Back in the 70s you could use it on an alternator belt but cars and belts have changed a lot since then. I would never suggest using belt dressing on any car made in the last 30 years.
What happens if you use belt dressing on your timing belt?
Horrible idea. If the engine is an Interferance engine and the belt breaks, serious engine damage will occur. If not you will be stranded when the belt breaks and pay a towing fee. Replace the belt at the scheduled mileage and forget belt dressing. If the belt is worn out, no amount of dressing will fix it.
How do you remove dress?
There are a few things to try but the best solution is to never use belt dressing on anything but a v-belt and don't use it then unless it's an emergency. You can try spraying WD-40 on the belt in small increments instead but usually a noisy belt is a signal for a new belt or some adjustment to pulleys or tension. To remove belt dressing you can try some mild soap and warm water which might work if it hasn't adhered to the pulleys too much. If it has then you probably need to pull the belt and clean the pulleys with brake fluid, carb cleaner or something similar. Possibly steel wool will be required to get all the gunk off. Then put on a new belt, it's almost impossible to remove dressing from your belt and even if you could you'd likely be back to your original problem, a worn or noisy belt. The best solution is to NEVER use belt dressing. Back in the 70s you could use it on an alternator belt but cars and belts have changed a lot since then. I would never suggest using belt dressing on any car made in the last 30 years.
How do you clean a bronze belt buckle?
In the USMC marines clean & shine their brass/bronze belt buckels with brasso metal cleaner. You could use that or something similar.
Can alternator bearings cause a squeaky belt?
Yes a bad bearing on any of your accessories or a tensioner pully (idler) can make the sound. Once the belt is off, you can isolate it. If it's an accessory, it will have to be replaced. The belt MAY be loose instead, meaning it needs a new idler. If it stops when slightly wet or you use belt dressing-it's loose and needs an idler. .
Why do your belt still make noises after you placed a new pulley on it?
The belt is probably glazed. Clean all the pulleys and replace the belt. Do not use a belt conditioner on a serpentine style belt.
How do you clean off brakes?
to clean off brakes you can use brake clean fr your local automotive store or you can use a fine sand paper all depends on what is on them
Can Russian dressing be used in place of french dressing?
Yes but they don't taste the same. French dressing has a sweetness; Russian dressing is sharp through the use of horseradish. If you're going to substitute a dressing for Russian, you'd be better off using Thousand Island.
What are the use of conveyor belt?
the use of the a conveyor belt is used to transport passengers luggage so that they can collect it when they get off the plane.
How can you fix your squeaky fan belt?
I don't recommend any aerosol belt dressing, most are no different than WD-40 in composition. I'd check your belt for wear, cracks, and possibly foreign debris (ie: pebbles, glass etc). If your belt appears to be structurally sound, then take a lithium grease-stick and hold it on your belt for a few seconds as the engine runs... this will quieten your belt. Or you could tighten up the belt as well. Once belts get old, they start to stretch, resulting in a loose squeaky belt. answer make sure belt has correct tension. also use belt dressing on belt. available at any auto store I'd highly discourage using any type of aerosol spray for two reasons: 1. The sounds usually gets worse seconds after you apply it. 2. It usually leaves a nasty residue not only on the belt, but on parts around it and if the belt is too loose and you have to tighten it, you have to clean all that crap off of it. It's either too loose or there's something wrong with it....as stated above.
How do you get permenant marker off disc?
you use tooth past and get a SOFT cloft if its tisseu you will scratch your disk then clean off or to get off use hand sanetizer and clean with finger DO NOT USE CLOTH
