Seeing if anyone is/or previously running these and what belts they ended up going with or remedies for the issue below. I know its a pretty OG part!

Did a nasioc search for a gates part number and have been using their belt but it seems like I can never get the start up squeal to go away. I cleaned all the pulleys, adjusted it more than a few times (the ALT bolt hates me, an RPS clutch bolt is holding it for now). I feel like leaving the car the way I picked it up. If it really comes down to it I'll probably go back to a stock alternator pulley and hopefully that helps.

 

Paging Brfatal for once

 

I haven't heard of an issue like this being related to these pulleys.

I can ask around.

 

Mmk yeah Maybe I have the wrong belts who knows. Other than cold start up noises, no issues. From what I know they are the "underdrive" ones.

Thanks!

 

Yea, my guess is wrong size belts. It's just not tight enough. I had the same issue till I replaced my alternator and used the stock pulley.

 

For the record - I've never found anything but the subaru belt that fits properly on these cars

 

Take a bar of soap and rub it on the inside of the belts that squeak.

 

havnt heard of anyone having a squeaking issue unless its an old belt. Maybe tighting it and a shot of wd40 on the inside of the belt?

 

These are under drive pulleys. So the pulley's are smaller than stock, so stock belts don't fit.

 

I have smaller belts.