SQUEALING 2002 New Flyer D60LF - VTA Bus 2301, Route 22 - w/ Newhall Yard Rail & Bay Area Transit

I was excited to catch this bus because it's the first in its series, but low and behold it held an extra surprise. At first I wasn't sure what it was, but I quickly realized the continued squealing is from the hydraulic pump/AC belt slipping. I've heard this many times in cars, but not normally in buses. This is an easy thing to quiet down, just by lubricating the belt, but we rode it again not even a week later and it was still squealing away. While it's not harmful for the engine (unless the belt burns and snaps, meaning no hydraulics), it just sounds really bad.
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Route - 22 Eastridge Transit Center to Palo Alto Transit Center
Start Location - El Camino and Calderon
End Location - Palo Alto Transit Center
Transit Agency - Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)
Brand - New Flyer Industries (NFI)
Type - D60LF
Engine - Cummins ISL
Transmission - Allison B500R
Number - 2301
Built - 2002
Video Taken With - Canon EOS Rebel T6i, Nikon COOLPIX S9700
Date Recorded - 2018-04-20
Music:
Outro - "Good Evening" by Cabu

[@trainzandplanes522]

15:02 hella funny! I nearly spilled my tea and it almost went through my nose lol.

[@gabemarah9465]

9:55 "is that 0175 AGAIN?"
"'Yes it is."'

[@gabemarah9465]

17:24 the best sound you can hear of this bus

[@gabemarah9465]

15:03 haha that's funny. You have a stalker bus and you always pull out your phone at the bus number in the time form.

[@trainzandplanes522]

Wow. That was surprising

[@john2011jb]

That sounds like a belt squeal on the fan

[@WestCoastElevators]

Yeah, it's a belt squeel for sure. A VTA employee told me that it was likely the one for the AC and hydraulic compressors not the engine fan.