# 1997 Nissan Pickup - infamous hardbody belt squeal **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [March 25, 2020, 6:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-nissan-pickup-infamous-hardbody-belt-squeal/161727 "2020-03-25T06:04:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mitch07](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/54ee81/32.png) [@Mitch07](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mitch07)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 6:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-nissan-pickup-infamous-hardbody-belt-squeal/161727/1 "2020-03-25T06:04:09Z")
Anyone know about infamous Nissan hardbody belt squeal? I’d like to hear thoughts and solutions ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-nissan-pickup-infamous-hardbody-belt-squeal/161727/2 "2020-03-25T14:26:17Z")
What engine?? What country? ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-nissan-pickup-infamous-hardbody-belt-squeal/161727/3 "2020-03-25T14:53:16Z")
Probably not going to get much response on a 23 year old vehicle. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-nissan-pickup-infamous-hardbody-belt-squeal/161727/5 "2020-03-25T15:00:08Z")
The belts are loose, tighten them. ---
**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-nissan-pickup-infamous-hardbody-belt-squeal/161727/6 "2020-03-25T16:06:03Z")
The only thing infamous appears to be the name of the forum: [http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33069](http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33069) ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 12:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-nissan-pickup-infamous-hardbody-belt-squeal/161727/7 "2020-03-26T00:49:05Z")
I had a 97 Hardbody and it did chirp once in a while, but only when the AC was on. I’ve heard others that had the same experience. You do have to keep the belts tight, but it will still chirp every few minutes when the AC is on. If you are getting long duration squealing, then tighten the belts and if that doesn’t work, you have an issue. Start with new belts. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-nissan-pickup-infamous-hardbody-belt-squeal/161727/8 "2020-03-26T01:02:52Z")
As a follow on, spin the pulleys while the belts are off to see if any have failed bearings. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-nissan-pickup-infamous-hardbody-belt-squeal/161727/9 "2020-03-26T02:35:54Z")
I seriously doubt that “infamous” applies in these cases. More like worn or glazed belts, dragging or worn pulleys, etc and that is not a car design fault.