Mr C

iTrader: (2)

Ive just tightened a cambelt on a YB and the belt is whining a lot, I have backed the tensioner off a little but what is making thenoise is it the cam bearings or the tensioners bearings or?

mechanic28

iTrader: (5)

back it off fella wont be doing your belt or pulleys any good

Oranoco

Sounds like it's been overtightened to me fella

lardypants

i would sort that immediatly if i was you

Mark_w

Another thing to note is that the belts dont whine it must be the tensioner making the noise,so look at replacing it

regards mark

Mr C

iTrader: (2)

I have just backed it off a bit, sound has stopped so all sorted, new tensioner is on the list of things to do next ASAP
I can just turn the belt 90 o deg on the right hand side and its not slapping about so all good

xr4x4rs

iTrader: (5)

its the cam bearings that whine

happened to me when i first did my belt

paul thornton

THATS EXACTLY WHAT MINE WAS DOING CHANGED EVERYTHING , TENSIONER ETC, LOOSENED THE BELT JUST A LITTLE AND THE NOISE WENT .FOUND THAT THE BELT TIGHTENED ITSELF SLIGHTLY WHEN THE ENGINE GOT HOT AND THATS WHEN THE NOISE APPEARED, SO I ADJUSTED MINE WITH THE ENGINE HOT AND ITS BEEN FINE SINCE