Dayco Poly Rib V-RIBBED BELT (6060809)

this video focuses on the two main types of belt noise chirp and squeal these are different noises and they have different causes chirp is a series of sharp intermittent noises as belt speed increases the pitch and volume of chirp remain constant chirp is most often a result of misalignment between consecutive pulleys on a drive it can also be caused by an improper installation extremely worn belt ribs worn pulley bearings causing wobble or free rock or fluid contamination chirp occurs more frequently in poly rib drives than envy belt drives the most common cause of chirp misalignment can be either axial or angular axial misalignment is the most common but both should be checked here's a noisy Dodge Ram in order to determine if this noise is a chirp or a squeal one method is to spray the rib side of the belt with water if the noise diminishes or is temporarily eliminated but returns whe