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Originally posted by mattk
the screeching is the alternator belt, mine used to do it, you can tighten it but its a fairly easy job to just put a new one on, take it to a garage for what they will charge it isnt worth getting dirty, the belt is only about 3 quid

as Adam said the reverse light problem will deffo be the switch on the gearbox, again a piss easy fix,

Providing you have tools like

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the screeching is the alternator belt, mine used to do it, you can tighten it but its a fairly easy job to just put a new one on, take it to a garage for what they will charge it isnt worth getting dirty, the belt is only about 3 quid

as Adam said the reverse light problem will deffo be the switch on the gearbox, again a piss easy fix,

Providing you have tools like

ah cheers. Im a bit stuck as regards to sorting both problems. I currently 200 miles from home at University, all my tools & scrap yards that im aware of are a bloody long way away. Being a student I cant really afford to visit a garage can I judging by what they usually charge?

reverse lights,.... on the front of the gear box is a 2 pin plug.
unbolt the swtich it pligs into, and et a new one.
ta daaa itll work

My 2.0 is doing exactly the same i know how you feel :lol:

Hopefully someone is going to try and grease the release bearing tomorrow to see if it helps if not its a box off job to replace it i think. Pretty sure what i've said is right, im just trying to repeat what i was told yesterday :)

there might not be a fan belt but there will be an alternator belt and that might be your noise.

[Edited on 01-12-2007 by dean101287]

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Originally posted by fro-dizzle
The quealing sounds more like the thrust bearing /release bearing in the clutch as there isn't a fan belt that im aware off.

The reverse lights is probab;y down to the switch in the top of the gearbox mate. Try a search on the site for reverse light switch and you should find details of how to do it :thumbs:

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The quealing sounds more like the thrust bearing /release bearing in the clutch as there isn't a fan belt that im aware off.

The reverse lights is probab;y down to the switch in the top of the gearbox mate. Try a search on the site for reverse light switch and you should find details of how to do it :thumbs:

It seems my car has been cursed with the 'Reverse lights no longer working'

I've read around, just looking for fresh images and maybe a step by step fix?

my car is a Vauxhall Corsa 96 'N' 1.4i

any help will be appreciated. I was in a grid locked car park today and trying to reverse out without any reverse lights wasn't much fun at all. :(


also, being a car novice. how do I tighten my fan belt as it screams like a mother bitch when I first start up when im in lower gear going slow.

[Edited on 01-12-2007 by Hoddo]