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DT1 · 11-04-2021, 06:07 PM

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I just dug this up from the search area. I'm curious to know if anyone else has tried Dielectric grease to their belts to silence them. If so, How much will do the trick?

**BigBird05** · 11-04-2021, 06:24 PM

I would think that Dielectric grease would make them more likely to slip. If they are squeaking or screeching you should try V grooved belts.

**Sheepdip** · 11-04-2021, 09:13 PM

I've never tried it but I watched an old guy put a bar of soap to the belts pulley riding surface and it worked.....for how long I do not know.

**Grumpy old man** · 11-04-2021, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Sheepdip

I've never tried it but I watched an old guy put a bar of soap to the belts pulley riding surface and it worked.....for how long I do not know.

X1 ^ it works , Takes the glaze off the pulleys . Just rub a bar of soap on the belts while the engine is off

**Getter-Done** · 11-04-2021, 10:13 PM

I just told the People at work this Today

They called me a Used Car Sales man

It works

DT1 · 11-05-2021, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Grumpy old man

X1 ^ it works , Takes the glaze off the pulleys . Just rub a bar of soap on the belts while the engine is off

I've used bar soap a few times. It does work but only for a day or two.

DT1 · 11-05-2021, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Getter-Done

I just told the People at work this Today

They called me a Used Car Sales man

It works

Do you mean the dielectric grease works?

Impact02 · 11-05-2021, 03:31 PM

I have used dielectric grease to fix squeaking belt on my 96. Use just a little bit. Baby power works too.

**Getter-Done** · 11-05-2021, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DT1

Do you mean the dielectric grease works?

I was referring to the bar of soap trick

It only last a short while thou.

cj847 · 11-05-2021, 08:50 PM

Don't be so cheap and go buy a spray can of belt dressing.......

**Stocker** · 11-06-2021, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by cj847

Don't be so cheap and go buy a spray can of belt dressing.......

I tried that one time, many years ago. Didn't work worth beans, and made a sticky mess that was hard to clean up. Never again. YMMV

**Accelo** · 11-06-2021, 05:28 PM

IMHO- Belt dressing is a car salesman stuff.

Save your money. Clean the pulleys and sand them lightly and put a new belt on it. Never fails. The belts with the notches on the inside work better than the smooth ones. They are rated for higher horsepower transmission. They are identified by the same number but have an X as part of the number.

toolboxchev · 11-07-2021, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by cj847

Don't be so cheap and go buy a spray can of belt dressing.......

X2 on this, new belts, tighten them up to spec, and sand the grooves in the pulleys slightly.

After 50 years those pulley grooves are highly polished.

toolboxchev · 11-07-2021, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Stocker

I tried that one time, many years ago. Didn't work worth beans, and made a sticky mess that was hard to clean up. Never again. YMMV

Take the belt off and soak it, letting it saturate and dry...yeah it does only work for a couple months.

11-04-2021, 06:07 PM	#1
DT1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gardnerville Nv No Mo Cali!! Posts: 869	Noisy Belts https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...ht=noisy+belts I just dug this up from the search area. I'm curious to know if anyone else has tried Dielectric grease to their belts to silence them. If so, How much will do the trick?

11-04-2021, 06:24 PM	#2
BigBird05 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Cheraw Posts: 1,305	Re: Noisy Belts I would think that Dielectric grease would make them more likely to slip. If they are squeaking or screeching you should try V grooved belts.

11-04-2021, 09:13 PM	#3
Sheepdip Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Waterford California Posts: 2,436	Re: Noisy Belts I've never tried it but I watched an old guy put a bar of soap to the belts pulley riding surface and it worked.....for how long I do not know.

11-04-2021, 10:13 PM	#5
Getter-Done Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: TN. Posts: 7,900	Re: Noisy Belts I just told the People at work this Today They called me a Used Car Sales man It works __________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 84 Chevy K-20 63 Impala (my high school car) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...Crew Cab Build

11-05-2021, 03:31 PM	#8
Impact02 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Fredericktown oh Posts: 40	Re: Noisy Belts I have used dielectric grease to fix squeaking belt on my 96. Use just a little bit. Baby power works too.

11-05-2021, 08:50 PM	#10
cj847 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Ft Smith, AR Posts: 555	Re: Noisy Belts Don't be so cheap and go buy a spray can of belt dressing.......

11-06-2021, 05:28 PM	#12
Accelo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: washington Posts: 2,201	Re: Noisy Belts IMHO- Belt dressing is a car salesman stuff. Save your money. Clean the pulleys and sand them lightly and put a new belt on it. Never fails. The belts with the notches on the inside work better than the smooth ones. They are rated for higher horsepower transmission. They are identified by the same number but have an X as part of the number.



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