Airstream345
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Just a quick thank you to this forum for the information provided on the process for replacing belts. I recently did this - also to identify a squeak (turned out to be the water pump) and this information made the job pretty darn easy.
All in all it took about 2.5 hours to remove everything (including the tensioners and idler pulleys), find the squeak, drain the coolant, drive to the parts store, get a replacement water pump, install it along with a new belt, button everything up and refill/bleed the coolant.
One tip: getting the fan clutch removal tool (from AutoZone) and having 24" breaker bars for the tensioners were must have tools for this job.
All in all it took about 2.5 hours to remove everything (including the tensioners and idler pulleys), find the squeak, drain the coolant, drive to the parts store, get a replacement water pump, install it along with a new belt, button everything up and refill/bleed the coolant.
One tip: getting the fan clutch removal tool (from AutoZone) and having 24" breaker bars for the tensioners were must have tools for this job.
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