Slipping Belts - miracle solutions

[Tameth_au]

I have an australian delivered mk2 golf GTI and it is plagued by slipping vee belts... just when you think it is all fixed the squeeling begins!

who has any miracle solutions?? the problem mostly occurs with aircon and driving in the wet. i've just had the belts replaced and they are going in for their second tightening next week!

[gotrice]

I saw some anti slip spray at super cheep auto the other day, and for 6 bucks it cant hurt to try. My advice would be to get a MK1 and be done with the dirty MK2 though.

[GoLfMan]

whats your location Tameth_au?

[Golfwise]

This seems to be common.Its the water but I'm sure you realised that.
Supercheap at $6 might help for a while until one of our experienced English friends and mk2 owners tell us the real solution.
I remember on mine it happened every time I washed it so out came the trusty spray can.

Gotrice can you be carefull with your spelling dude my Granny checks out this site

[gotrice]

I'm sure I dont know what your refering too. But you have to be happy with a granny who is into VW's!

And I have dislexia so my shoddy spelling is part and parcel with my shoddy postings, or something like that. I'm from Canberra - what do you expect.

[Golf Loon]

Ive fixed your shoddy spelling gotrice. WD40 or equivilant should fix a squealing belt. Yes thats a pommie answer

[syncro]

Wouldn't WD40 make it slip more, but quieter?

How would a pom know? They don't have AC.

Use belt grip spray but it wpould be better to find the source of the problem.

[Golf Loon]

If belts are properly adjusted WD40 is the go drives out moisture and softens belts. No we dont have AC, but we do have rain, which is the reason for the squeal.

[aprr32]

Every Australian delivered G2 I've seen and heard has the dreaded belt noise.I think when they get some age on them the pulleys don't line up properly and it seems the belts are too long and run out of adjustment.Best solution is to trade it in on a G1.

[Golf Loon]

Pommie ones do it too and my South African Jetta. Did you try the WD40? Works for me.

[joshyd-mk2gti]

i havnt noticed any squeeling belts on my mk2

[finemk1]

heres a trick i lernt along my endevours, , use a comon white candle and whiles the motor is running hold the candel on the contact bit of the belt and presto might need to put a good coat on but you will have no more probs, oh and watch your fingers on that nasty alternator and other spinning bits.

[imported_brackie]

Candle wax

Yeah, I've done a similar thing in the past. My old Range Rover had more belts than a heavyweight boxer and all of them squealed. The candle wax worked but had to be reapplied every few months. Watch the fingers! It's better to have 10 of them and a belt that squeals than a quiet belt and 9

[Gold-mk1]

doesn't this happen when the pulleys themselves are worn ? a mates mk2 did this and was remedied by a quick trip down the parts store, weren't expensive either.....can probably sort out a load if people are desperate..!?

[roccodingo]

doesn't this happen when the pulleys themselves are worn ? a mates mk2 did this and was remedied by a quick trip down the parts store, weren't expensive either.....can probably sort out a load if people are desperate..!?

to be critical, what happens is the flat inner side of the belt ends up running on the inner diameter of the pulley groove, this "belt bottoming" removes the pressure the "vee" sides of the belt have against the pulley vee ( removes the natural tendency to wedge itself in the pulley ) making the belt slip in the pulley & squeal.
You can check this easily with a new belt pressed into the pulley groove, if it is contacting the bottom, machine the pulley minor diameter.
Use to do this constantly with earthmoving equipment, the dusty environment chews the cast iron pulley's like in no time..

HTH
Cheers,
Grant.