Ok so i am having this annoying squeal coming from under the hood. I have had no luck figuring out what it could be.
On start-up it will chirp a little bit, but once i am driving down the road it get louder with RPMs, but when the truck shifts into overdrive it either goes away or is almost non-existant. I have replaced the belt, idler pulley and the tensioner.
From what I can see there is not any leaks coming from underneath or anything like that. The sounds does seem to come from either the power steering pulley, or the water pump. Not sure which one to try next,
I have also tried to put a steel tool to everything to see if i could hear anything, and still couldnt figure anything. If you have any suggestions please let me know. I am lost. Thanks.

 

Welcome to the site. I will move this thread to the second generation Ram section,
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I've had trouble with the very same thing. Try this link. Go to the very last page and watch the three Youtube videos.

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen-ram/278872-belt-squealing-2.html

 

Did anything in those videos help solve the issue?

 

Check the crank pulley bolts.

 

belt chirp. This is the third time this week I have posted this:

It is because of misalignment with your water pump pulley and/or steering pump pulley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9qMtVVLXeY

 

It has helped me diagnose it. I haven't fixed it yet. As another guy posted this has been a hot topic this week. I know my truck has had this problem for a while. The power steering pump pulley is pressed on as it says in the video which allows for play. Also you water pump can get out of alignment and not be screeching like it is going bad. I'm going to try to make a video of my belt "moving" side to side and post it up so everyone can compare. My belt is moving on the pulleys a good .25 of an inch. I'll try to get the video up sometime this weekend.

 

inspect under the hood and make sure your wife or girlfriend is not under there. they usually make a whining sound rather than a squeal, but they're similar noises...