John, The anti-squeak material DOES NOT go on the strap. It is cut into 4 pieces, 2 about 6-8 inches and the other 2 are 3-4 inches. The long ones go on the front of the tank the short ones go on the top of the tank. Clark's catalog (p 69) shows one piece of the anti-squeak stuff. You can see it on their web site too. Ned