mtltemplar
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Hey, not sure if general discussion is the right place for this, or if this is even a tech discussion forum... If both are correct though, any guesses on what this sound is? Took it to Dodge and they originally said it was the belt and replaced it, and the sound went away for almost 3 days then came back slowly and in the course of the last 2-3 weeks has gotten back to as bad as it was originally. The sound took almost a week originally to get this bad, I would only notice it under load and it would go away at idle or closed throttle. Now, it sounds like this when I start the truck every morning, including when it's just idling, and unless I take it for a 10-15 minute run at 60+ it will just continue whether under load or not, idling or not. If I do get it warmed up like described above, then it goes away at idle but still occurs under load. This video was taken after a good long run at 80 on the freeway just so I could make the distinction of the sound easier to identify without it happening right off the bat in the video.
Sounds more like worn bearings or a worn pulley or something to me, much more than belt - I've had belts squeal before and this just isn't the same...
Any ideas/knowledge would be appreciated. Even if it was the belt, what is the underlying issue causing it because even with a new belt it came back in a couple days (my guess once the tension created by a new belt on the pulleys wore off from the belt warming up and breaking in). Thanks!
https://youtu.be/tqgJmHO_ick
Sounds more like worn bearings or a worn pulley or something to me, much more than belt - I've had belts squeal before and this just isn't the same...
Any ideas/knowledge would be appreciated. Even if it was the belt, what is the underlying issue causing it because even with a new belt it came back in a couple days (my guess once the tension created by a new belt on the pulleys wore off from the belt warming up and breaking in). Thanks!
https://youtu.be/tqgJmHO_ick