Thread: There's a rattle from the front

Possibly a water pump bearing. Take the belt off and see if it goes away,
cheers Chazza

another trick is use a long screw driver hold the blade of the screw driver against water pump or any thing else like alternator and put you ear on the handle of the screw driver its like a stethoscope

Originally Posted by rangieman

another trick is use a long screw driver hold the blade of the screw driver against water pump or any thing else like alternator and put you ear on the handle of the screw driver its like a stethoscope

You can also splash out and buy a mechanic's stethoscope.....you can get a cheap "non-heavy duty" one for about $30.......once you've got one you'll play with it a lot at first and find ALL sorts of useful uses around your Land Rovers and Range Rovers!

Sure sounds like either your water pump, or your alternator bearings might be in trouble.
Fastest way to check, is to use a screwdriver as suggested. Be carefull, spinning things in proximity.

Only problem with the "cheap" stethoscopes, is they hurt the ears. Physically. The ear pieces are made of a hard plastic. At least they used to be, may have improved since I retired a few yrs ago.

Strange things drive belts. You can really do some damage to the bearings in your alternator and water pump if it is too tight. Personally, I like to run my V belts, just slightly loose. Not slack, but not too tight either. Then use Black Jack belt dressing or even a non-hardening gasket goo, to give the tack the belt needs to drive. An even coating on the drive sides of the belt and on the pulleys, good grip, no slip, and no damage to bearings.

Shorty.

Originally Posted by shorty943

Then use Black Jack belt dressing or even a non-hardening gasket goo, to give the tack the belt needs to drive. An even coating on the drive sides of the belt and on the pulleys, good grip, no slip, and no damage to bearings.

Shorty.

doesnt this turn the belt into a serious dust magnet....?

I had a closer look, there's water in the valley....

standing infront looking towards the (say) windscreen, beside the kerbside line of cylinders of the V8 there's a puddle.........

yet another water leak, and thought I'd nailed all of them...

but point taken, I'll remove a drive belt and see what happens.

GQ

For Zook. Nope. Not in my experience. And I have used this idea for 30+ yrs. Lived in NT, outback SA, actually, I have lived and worked in every state in the nation. Hit on this idea years ago when a water pump bearing siezed up on me. Bearings don't take kindly to side loading, so I tried easing the side load, belt squeals a bit when cold, just don't stab the throttle hard. Trick is not too much slack, just a touch looser than recommended by the manufacturer.

Shorty.

ive always run my belts loose as well........on the older cars......
cant do much with lurch.....it has a spring tensioner......




and quiggers......with the engine off.....if you grab the fan blades left and right of the water pump....do you get any movement up and down......