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Old 11-27-2019, 03:35 PM   #50
cebra
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Re: Vintage Air Top Mount Squeal

Yeah, this is the most frustrating issue I have ever deal with in my 20 years of working on cars as just when you think you may have found the right combination of alternators, belts, tensioners, ac bracket configuration, and ps pump....bam, it starts squealing again. I just got another updated bracket from Kwik I plan to put on this weekend and if that doesn't fix it I will return it and go with Alan Grove which looks to be a more robust design. I have not heard of anyone having success with this bracket thus far but please post if you figured it out; the crazy thing is Kwik/VA say they rarely see anyone with issues with this bracket. I have a collection at this point of 4 belts, 3 alternators, 2 ps pumps, 2 tensioners, and 2 ac brackets to try and find the right combination that gets the junk tensioner in its tension range (1/2" longer belt goes from too tight to too loose; one you have to pry on with a screwdriver and the other you can pull off with the tensioner released).
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