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07-23-2006, 06:58 AM
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AF Newbie
Join Date: May 2004
Location: east rockaway, New York
Posts: 7
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Serpintine belt
Need help changing Serp Belt. Can anybody tell me how hard it is. Also is there anything I can read and possibly see Pics of the job. Should I change the idler rollers? My 97 has 90,000. The first two times my dealer has done the job. Trying to save money. The belt is glazed and getting small cracks.
Thanks
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07-23-2006, 08:02 AM
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AF Enthusiast
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Re: Serpintine belt
Unless you're hearing squeaking on the idler pully when you turn it by hand, you don't need to swap it out.
Using a 16mm socket and a long ratchet (or breaker bar) or link to box wrenches together, rotate the tension pully counter clockwise and remove the belt...
The diagram for routing should be on your core support.
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07-23-2006, 10:34 AM
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AF Regular
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Poughkeepsie, New York
Posts: 185
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Re: Serpintine belt
Put it in the clothes dryer for 10 minutes to soften it up and take out the kinks.
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07-23-2006, 10:49 AM
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AF Regular
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: braidwood, Illinois
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Re: Serpintine belt
pay attention there should be a label diagram under the hood called a belt routing diagam showing you how to route the belt study it before you start. and along with the previous posts the jobs a peice of cake
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07-23-2006, 10:52 AM
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AF - Advisor
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: New London, Missouri
Posts: 12,202
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Re: Serpintine belt
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Originally Posted by jd-autotech
pay attention there should be a label diagram under the hood called a belt routing diagam showing you how to route the belt study it before you start. and along with the previous posts the jobs a peice of cake
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10-4 on that.
But if someone has removd it take a picture of it before removing.
You have gotta get them wrapped up just right.
Good luck MT
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07-25-2006, 09:39 PM
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AF Newbie
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Posts: 64
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Re: Serpintine belt
diagram should be on the radiator shroud
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07-26-2006, 07:32 AM
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AF -Advisor
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: merritt island, Florida
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Re: Serpintine belt
Simple if when you remove watch how it comes off. I put gloves on and just push the tensioner in and slide the belt off the top idler fixed pulley and then slowlty release the tensioner - reaching behind the tensioner to get a wrench on it was/is always a pain and it slips off. Install is reverse but if you have weak arms use the wrench. Idler goes too and about $25. The tensioner is more and aftermarket ones are a cheaper design than GM.
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07-28-2006, 07:47 AM
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AF Newbie
Join Date: May 2004
Location: east rockaway, New York
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Re: Serpintine belt
Thanks to everyone for the help. Job took all of 15 Min. Hardest part was waiting for parts at the dealer.
Greg
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10-06-2007, 06:16 PM
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AF Newbie
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: archer, Florida
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Re: Serpintine belt
anyone know how to get the diagram if it is not on the car?
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10-06-2007, 06:50 PM
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AF - Advisor
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: New London, Missouri
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Re: Serpintine belt
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Originally Posted by diannap
anyone know how to get the diagram if it is not on the car?
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AZ web site may have it.
MT
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10-07-2007, 12:08 AM
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GM S-Series Mod
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Westminster, Maryland
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Re: Serpintine belt
thread is now over a year old.
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