uhm so my car was squealing everytime i started it, i got upset went to autozone and i found a "brake disc" spray that said on it "stop high squealing bla bla" i was like sweet, sprayed it onto this belt thingy, and turns out i sprayed it onto my alternator drivebelt. is this a bad thing cuz like i was spraying it directly onto that belt... the squealing stopped, but i dunno if i did a bad thing..

 

If it said it was for brakes, it was for brakes. Not your belts. Go get a can of belt grease or spray. It should say it right on the bottle. Next time ask the people at the counter for help.

 

yeah dude why are you spraying brake cleaner stuff on your belts in the first place?

 

Oy! I'm surprised it hasn't eaten through the belt yet! Bra-kleen is potent stuff!

 

It will probably shorten the life of your belts substantially.

If I am not mistaken, brake cleaner will take all the moisture out of the belt causing it to dry, harden, and increase the chance of cracking/snapping.

What uh made you decide to us brake cleaner instead of a belt quieter spray?

 

I had some stuff for brakes, it was pretty much like silver spray paint. NOT brake cleaner. If it was actually that stuff, then it may not have done too much damage to the belt.

Still, if the belt was squeaking, you probably needed a new belt anyway.

 

yea yea i kno im not taht great with cars the hardest thing ive ever done was putting in a keyless entry system and hte box said it was supposed to be easy! lol


anyway update

i got a spray called belt dressing by stp or something, and i bought a new serpentine belt. i have the haynes manual for my car, but i dont kno if im gonna be able to replace it myself so i think ill have a shop do it. anyone kno aroudn how much it shuold be or if its doable by myself? thanks!

 

Change the belt now, it's just that simple.

 

why did you think that your brakes are belts?....hmmm...see this is why there are mechanics,so they can help you from making mistakes like that...

 

75% of employeesat parts stores are complete idiots. They know nothing about cars.