Squealing Altinator belt '89 200TQ

[Ned Ritchie]

The belt is probably bottoming out because either the pulleys have worn
wider or you need a wider belt or even a belt from the dealer which you
may find has a different spec than an after market one!
Ned

-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]
On Behalf Of Sonar465 at aol.com
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 9:12 AM
To: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Squealing Altinator belt '89 200TQ

Hey guys, I have been having a heck of a time with the altinator belt on
my 
'89 200TQ.  No matter what I do it persists to squeal.  I have replaced
it a 
number of times but after 4-6 months it starts squealing again.  Do I
need a new 
altinator? what is going on here. My idle is set at 600RPM which is a
little 
low, it seems if I keep the RPM's at about 800-850 the altinator stays 
"on-line"  I lent my manual to a buddy and I am not sure how to bump up
the idle 
speed.


Cheers,
Jim
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