2001 Mazda Protege pulleys making noise

2001 MAZDA PROTEGE
65,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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CHETPIGOTT
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I just replaced alt water pump belt on my car ,my dad seems to think one of the pulleys are bad it still makes a horrendous squeel ,I went and asked a parts guy at mazda and he said it was probaly the water pump going bad, this sound is driving me crazy! any help would be greatly appreciated thank you.
Dec 14, 2009 at 6:37 AM
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KZL_99ES
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use some belt dressing and just tighten them up a bit, new belts stretch a little when they are first put on.
Dec 23, 2009 at 2:15 PM
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