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Ford Probe The Probe appeared in 1988 and lasted until 1997 in the United States. It was based on a series of futuristic concept cars of the early 1980s, the likes of which have been seen in films like Judge Dredd, Back to the Future Part II and Total Recall. It was a coupe based on the Mazda GD platform, and was powered by a 2.2 L SOHC I4 cylinder Mazda F2 engine.

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Old 10-15-2009, 06:05 PM   #1 (permalink)
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hey guys new to the forum.. i just recently picked up a 96 probe 2.0.. the owner before me told me he had put on an alternator belt recently and it needed to be tightened .. it squeaks at start up and sometimes driving.. how do i go about doing this? figured id ask before i break some thing lol
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This may help.

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.

2. Remove the power steering belt.


3. Loosen the alternator adjusting bolt and upper mounting bolt.

4. Raise and safely support the vehicle.

5. Remove the RH splash shield.

6. Loosen the lower through-bolt.

7. Lower the vehicle and remove the alternator belt.
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All you have to do is loosen the bolts holding the alt. in place the tighten the tension bolt not to tight then tighten the other bolts that you had loosened.
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Sometimes pullies can get a glaze on them and no matter how tight you make the belt it will continue to squeak. Pull the belt off and run some sandpaper over the pulleys until they aren't as shiny.
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And old trick was to rub some hand soap on the belts to stop squeaking.. and when you to tighten leave anout a half in deflection too tight and you will ruin the bushings/bearings
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alright thanks for the suggestions guys im gonna try them out and see what happens.. quick question tho. ive called a couple shops around here and every one has told me there is no way to tighten it since it is self adjusting? any truth to this? im gonna try to tighten the bolts mentioned and see what happens
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alright thanks for the suggestions guys im gonna try them out and see what happens.. quick question tho. ive called a couple shops around here and every one has told me there is no way to tighten it since it is self adjusting? any truth to this? im gonna try to tighten the bolts mentioned and see what happens
Niether belt on the probe is self adjusting
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