Originally Posted By: StevieC
My mom's Kia Spectra had a "V" belt for the alternator and it kept squealing and then one winter it popped off all together.
Turned out the two pulleys were off alignment slightly causing it to rub. Replaced the Alternator Pulley and all we well.
Check for perfectly straight alignment with a sharp straight edge against the side sides of the pulleys.
sounds like my old sonata,at one point the generator belt was down to what looked like a frayed hairy rubberband.
one shop replaced both belts 3 times in 6mos, cuz they kept squealing. they finally gave up on the parts store belts, and ordered the OE part from the dealer. it never squealed again.