Pulling my hair out here!!

[SRT 10 Rooster]

Allright, need to pick some brains. I have an annoying squeak coming from what I thought was an idler pulley bearing. Replaced the idler AND the tensioner pulleys thinking that would be that. Cranked it up....still there. This is after I dropped it off at the local idiots...I mean dealership, who installed a new belt on a truck with <30k on it. Belt quietened things up for about three days. It squeals like hell for about 10 minutes or so and then eventually quiets down.
Have I got a water pump going bad already?:dontknow:

 

[QuickSilver]

Even could be the power steering pump. Had air in mine and made the same sound.

Quick

 

[ZCx]

what year model is your beast????

 

[SRT 10 Rooster]

2005 quad.

 

[ZCx]

2005 quad.

ok. just checkin. might have been the oil pump by-pass valve prob.

never heard of a QC havin that prob.

 

[V10SC_V12TT]

It sounds like your power steering pump pulley is slightly off from the pump shaft. Take a look at the pulley and shaft, if the pulley is not sitting flush at the end of the shaft the belt will squeal LOUD.

GOOD LUCK!

 

[ram_vs_cougar]

Sound like power steering pulley. I had the same issue. First it was the belt then the tension pulley and finally the PS pulley. All squeaks are gone now. :rock::rock: