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Originally Posted by nismoskyz
Actually, I have since replaced the fan clutch with another (better) used one and the noise has disappeared entirely.
I didn't have to touch any of the belts 
I believe that my old fan clutch was seizing up and messing up the belt speeds causing them to slip.
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I dont think there is anything wrong with your original fan clutch. They start off very stiff until the oil warms up from the fan rotating. They are on all the time as far as I know. If you drive around for awhile, your fan has more free spin. (when engine turned off). The fan clutch has a bimetal strip on the front which causes the fan to get tighter as temperature goes up but i think this only happens when hood down and temperature quite high.
Is your new fan clutch as stiff as the old when you car is completely cold?
your belt or pulley is glazed , likely. or belt was loose.
other people i have talked to say that new fan clutches are stiff when new. ie they only spin about a third of the way around