Brake fluid reconditions rubber - that's why brake components last a
long time.

Stop the engine and run a paper towel soaked with brake fluid along the
inside of the belt.  You don't need to do the whole thing as it will
distribute itself by contact with the pulleys.  Why purchase an
additional chemical if you don't need it?

Karl Wolz

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
Behalf Of
> Larry Alofs
> Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 8:14 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Power Steering Pump Squeal
>
> George Goff wrote:
>
> >In a message dated 11/3/05 10:45:06 PM, inua@CHARTER.NET writes:
> >
> ><< If there are no other problems, and the bllt gets noisy again,
just dress
> >it with paraffin periodically. >>
> >
> >John,
> >
> >Isn't this just treating the symptom of a slipping belt and allowing
it to
> >slip without chattering?
> >
> >George
> >
> >
> >
> Hear, hear!
>
> Why not use real belt dressing?
>
> Personally, I've always felt that squealing at the end of steering
> travel is just the vans way of telling you that you're trying to go
too far.
> Usually happens when the digiwife is at the wheel and I tell her to
ease
> off a little. :-)
>
> Larry A.