Goodyear belt

Last week I installed a new Goodyear Gator belt on my 98 GMC Jimmy. I did
this not only because it was looking like a new one was needed but I wanted
get any repairs out of the way before I had rotator cuff surgey. I replaced
it the day before surgery and it started to make belt squeal . It did it
went I turned the wheel. I thought it was the power streeing pump but did
not have time to mess with it.

Today I took it to a shop because I can not do anything with my arm for a
couple months. They charged me $44.00 to install a new belt. I was told
Goodyear belts are having problems with that. I took the belt back to
Autozone and they too said allot have come back with squeal problems. I did
get a full refund but still had to pay for someone else to install it.

Well, $44 doesn't sound too bad for the belt and labor to install it.

"Tim" <lt.stoops@dontemailme> wrote in message
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> Last week I installed a new Goodyear Gator belt on my 98 GMC Jimmy. I did
> this not only because it was looking like a new one was needed but I
> wanted get any repairs out of the way before I had rotator cuff surgey. I
> replaced it the day before surgery and it started to make belt squeal . It
> did it went I turned the wheel. I thought it was the power streeing pump
> but did not have time to mess with it.
>
> Today I took it to a shop because I can not do anything with my arm for a
> couple months. They charged me $44.00 to install a new belt. I was told
> Goodyear belts are having problems with that. I took the belt back to
> Autozone and they too said allot have come back with squeal problems. I
> did get a full refund but still had to pay for someone else to install it.
>
>
>

I like the Gators that I put in the GA and GP.


"Tim" <lt.stoops@dontemailme> wrote in message
news:qdSdnWaOWPx4glbfRVn-pw@comcast.com...
> Last week I installed a new Goodyear Gator belt on my 98 GMC Jimmy. I did
> this not only because it was looking like a new one was needed but I
wanted
> get any repairs out of the way before I had rotator cuff surgey. I
replaced
> it the day before surgery and it started to make belt squeal . It did it
> went I turned the wheel. I thought it was the power streeing pump but did
> not have time to mess with it.
>
> Today I took it to a shop because I can not do anything with my arm for a
> couple months. They charged me $44.00 to install a new belt. I was told
> Goodyear belts are having problems with that. I took the belt back to
> Autozone and they too said allot have come back with squeal problems. I
did
> get a full refund but still had to pay for someone else to install it.
>
>
>

I agree $44 was not that much, I did the repair one week before and the cost
of the belt was $26. My problem is I just changed it a week ago before
surgery and now due to a defective belt I had to pay someone to make this
simple repair. I even had changed the tension pully at the same time.


"James C. Reeves" <jcnospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:McydnUXPidYIv1bfRVn-rg@comcast.com...
> Well, $44 doesn't sound too bad for the belt and labor to install it.
>
> "Tim" <lt.stoops@dontemailme> wrote in message
> news:qdSdnWaOWPx4glbfRVn-pw@comcast.com...
>> Last week I installed a new Goodyear Gator belt on my 98 GMC Jimmy. I did
>> this not only because it was looking like a new one was needed but I
>> wanted get any repairs out of the way before I had rotator cuff surgey. I
>> replaced it the day before surgery and it started to make belt squeal .
>> It did it went I turned the wheel. I thought it was the power streeing
>> pump but did not have time to mess with it.
>>
>> Today I took it to a shop because I can not do anything with my arm for a
>> couple months. They charged me $44.00 to install a new belt. I was told
>> Goodyear belts are having problems with that. I took the belt back to
>> Autozone and they too said allot have come back with squeal problems. I
>> did get a full refund but still had to pay for someone else to install
>> it.
>>
>>
>>
>
>

A bummer for sure. S*** happens sometimes though.

"Tim" <lt.stoops@dontemailme> wrote in message
news:aKidnbhQ0czRx1bfRVn-rA@comcast.com...
>I agree $44 was not that much, I did the repair one week before and the
>cost of the belt was $26. My problem is I just changed it a week ago before
>surgery and now due to a defective belt I had to pay someone to make this
>simple repair. I even had changed the tension pully at the same time.
>
>
> "James C. Reeves" <jcnospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:McydnUXPidYIv1bfRVn-rg@comcast.com...
>> Well, $44 doesn't sound too bad for the belt and labor to install it.
>>
>> "Tim" <lt.stoops@dontemailme> wrote in message
>> news:qdSdnWaOWPx4glbfRVn-pw@comcast.com...
>>> Last week I installed a new Goodyear Gator belt on my 98 GMC Jimmy. I
>>> did this not only because it was looking like a new one was needed but I
>>> wanted get any repairs out of the way before I had rotator cuff surgey.
>>> I replaced it the day before surgery and it started to make belt squeal
>>> . It did it went I turned the wheel. I thought it was the power streeing
>>> pump but did not have time to mess with it.
>>>
>>> Today I took it to a shop because I can not do anything with my arm for
>>> a couple months. They charged me $44.00 to install a new belt. I was
>>> told Goodyear belts are having problems with that. I took the belt back
>>> to Autozone and they too said allot have come back with squeal problems.
>>> I did get a full refund but still had to pay for someone else to install
>>> it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Tim wrote:
> Last week I installed a new Goodyear Gator belt on my 98 GMC Jimmy. I did
> this not only because it was looking like a new one was needed but I wanted
> get any repairs out of the way before I had rotator cuff surgey. I replaced
> it the day before surgery and it started to make belt squeal . It did it
> went I turned the wheel. I thought it was the power streeing pump but did
> not have time to mess with it.
>
> Today I took it to a shop because I can not do anything with my arm for a
> couple months. They charged me $44.00 to install a new belt. I was told
> Goodyear belts are having problems with that. I took the belt back to
> Autozone and they too said allot have come back with squeal problems. I did
> get a full refund but still had to pay for someone else to install it.
>
>
>


I've installed a couple of Gator belts on different vehicles and have
been completely happy with them. Quitest belts I ever used. I wonder
if Goodyear has some bad batches out there????