Belt replacement is nearly identical to the poly-ribbed belts. November 17, 2016 Followup from the Pelican Staff: You may have the wrong belt. I would take it apart and see what is damaged. This information is only a summary. With so many systems counting on it, it's important to periodically inspect your s-belt for signs of fraying, cracking, or glazing. Reverse the procedure with a new belt. October 1, 2017 Followup from the Pelican Staff: A ground wire, maybe non-factory.
You will know when the belt is getting in bad shape because several symptoms will present themselves Below are the top 5 symptoms of serpentine belt: No Air Conditioning — A malfunctioning air conditioner can be attributed to a lot of things. Do I have to use something to keep the tensioner assembly from moving or do I not have to worry about over-compressing the tensioner? What I'm wondering if the head gasket will need to be replaced if that happens? Is there a diagram for the belt setup?? Look at the tensioner and insert the tool into it and apply opposing pressure to release the belt. Here's my question; Is it possible that not all of the serpentine routing systems have an idler pulley? Respectfully signed Tony September 30, 2017 Followup from the Pelican Staff: Possible you have the belt routed wrong? I've loosened every single bolt that I can find, and the tensioner will not loosen it. With the poly-ribbed belts, this is the grooved surface. Was this only for V-belts, or just plain wrong? For engines with the older-style v-belts, the procedure is nearly identical, except for the tensioning. Next, remove the air cleaner housing.
While also inspecting your serpentine belts, also check for wear or resistance in the pulleys. I did just this but please don't hold me to a less than finesse method. Install the new idler pulley. Txs October 31, 2010 Followup from the Pelican Staff: The fan is driven by the fan clutch which is indeed attached to the water pump, which is driven by the belt. I would inspect all the pulleys for looseness and alignment. The car starts up fine. Your engine utilizes two hydraulic tensioners.
If no, then it's most likely a pulley or bearing from one of your devices on the engine. Thanks in advance for you comments! My car's radiator shroud was damaged at the time i bought the car what could be the the problem with this gearbox? June 22, 2011 Followup from the Pelican Staff: Give our parts specialists a call: 1-888-280-7799 They can help you find the right belts. I also get a whine through my radio only when engine is running. Power steering is what gives drivers the ability to smoothly steering their vehicle without needing to apply too much pressure. Is there something I've missed? Give our parts specialists a call at 1-888-280-7799. Here are the tools you'll need and a walk through the process, step by step.
Figure 14 Accessory belt tensioner: Remove the tensioner green arrow from the engine by sliding it off the red arrow pivot pin yellow arrow. When leaving a comment, please include your vehicle information. What is the part number for the alternator belt? January 5, 2011 Followup from the Pelican Staff: There's no tightening involved with the belt - the idler pulley automatically adjusts for tension changes, so you don't need to tighten anything. When I pulled over about two blocks their was a trial from the coolant. I just need to put my belt back on. The rubber-isolated pulleys can also break apart, leading to total belt failure.
If you turn on your air conditioner and see that it does not blow out cool air from the air vents, this could possibly be due to a bad serpentine belt. All of our performance parts are those we would and do! March 7, 2012 Followup from the Pelican Staff: If the screw is stripped, you will have to extract it, then replace it with new. Many Thanks K September 12, 2013 Followup from the Pelican Staff: If the belts are not slipping, and the pulleys are not making noise thay are going to be ok. We recommend to always have a spare belt on hand in case of emergencies. There is no way the belt sold to me is going on this set up.
It was fairly obvious which pulley was the tensioner. A small twist counter clockwise with a 13mm socket did the trick. I resat the belt, started it back up, and have the same problem, whining and belt slippage. Replace any plastic caps that you may have removed from the front of the tensioner pulleys. Glad we could help get you the right parts and help with the installation. Squealing Sounds — If the front area of your vehicle makes squealing sounds, then your serpentine belt might be misaligned or slipping. Was it wear or tear, could something cause the belt to break and what kind of damage might have occurred? August 13, 2011 Followup from the Pelican Staff: Thanks for the feedback, glad we can help.
If you like what you see here, then please visit our and help support the collection and creating of new and informative technical articles like this one. The alternator is usually the last pulley to wrap around because it's the easiest to get to. Release the tension, and then you should be able to unwind the belt from the engine. Be sure to use silicone grease on the pivot pin when reassembling. The plastic rim of the idler pulley is completely off but the belt still tension a bit with the engine running but with a slight noise. These parts wear out quite a bit whether people release the rear nut or not.
February 21, 2017 Followup from the Pelican Staff: I have seen that a few times. Liking from the front of the engine when it's running the water pump is spinning counter clockwise. You will need a No. The belts have 78K miles, so I'm changing them even though they look ok. Start the car to check it and you are done and you saved yourelf some money! The sound is not constant, but it comes and goes.
Check for cracks and prepare to replace them as needed. If you have any of these symptoms, remove your drive belts and inspect the idler and tensioners. With over two decades of parts, service, and racing experience under our belt, we provide only quality performance and replacement parts. I just replaced the alternator. The belt came off while drive due to the pump failure so I didn't get a chance to notice the routing.