Tightening Aircon and Fan Belts

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Hi, I recently bought an 01' Prado GXL (love it). On start up, what I imagine is the fan belt squeals for about 2-3 seconds. When I turn the aircon on the aircon belts also squeal intermittently for about 30 seconds and then I don't have a problem. The aircon belts are new as of about 2 months ago and are still covered by warranty but instead of organising the fix I am pretty keen to fix it myself.

Has anyone had similar issues and can direct me on how to tighten (or loosen as I have read sometimes the belts are too tight and stop the pully from spinning) both of these belts?

Cheers guys and girls.

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Re: Tightening Aircon and Fan Belts

Hi, I recently bought an 01' Prado GXL (love it). On start up, what I imagine is the fan belt squeals for about 2-3 seconds. When I turn the aircon on the aircon belts also squeal intermittently for about 30 seconds and then I don't have a problem. The aircon belts are new as of about 2 months ago and are still covered by warranty but instead of organising the fix I am pretty keen to fix it myself.

Has anyone had similar issues and can direct me on how to tighten (or loosen as I have read sometimes the belts are too tight and stop the pully from spinning) both of these belts?

Cheers guys and girls.

There are certain brand belts that are commont to squealing not sure if its the compuond that is used or the profile / depth of the groove on the belts - I wont bag the brand but I would recommend Genuine Toyota belts or Dayco , and forget that belt squeel spray it is only a temp fix