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Squealing belts on ford 5610 II.
New ish tractor for me and the belts started squealing the other day. I sprayed a little water on them and the squeal stopped for a moment. So my guess is they are slipping. Neither the AC or the Idler pulleys are hot after 2-3 minutes of running with the squealing, but the central pulley with 2 belts was warm to the touch. Belts look ok.
But it is really hard to inspect everything in there. Do I need to remove the radiator to replace belts? Hard to even get in to the 3rd idler pulley bolt to loosen it up and then tighten to check if that resolves the issue.
So what are the steps to logically checking the belts for tightness/deflection and any pulley bearings for possible replacement?
Thanks
New ish tractor for me and the belts started squealing the other day. I sprayed a little water on them and the squeal stopped for a moment. So my guess is they are slipping. Neither the AC or the Idler pulleys are hot after 2-3 minutes of running with the squealing, but the central pulley with 2 belts was warm to the touch. Belts look ok.
But it is really hard to inspect everything in there. Do I need to remove the radiator to replace belts? Hard to even get in to the 3rd idler pulley bolt to loosen it up and then tighten to check if that resolves the issue.
So what are the steps to logically checking the belts for tightness/deflection and any pulley bearings for possible replacement?
Thanks