Serpentine Belt Tool

[mrlegoman]

14m socket and long ratchet (or long offset 14mm box end wrench) although there are those here who do this without any tools!

I tryed doing it the "no tools" method, but with no luck. I was not sure if you could use a regular 14 or if it had to be some special wiz-dandy serpentine 14.
Thanks!!

[k4tmc]

I just did mine last week, "piece of cake" with a 24 inch torque wrench to move the tensioning wheel. I would recommend having someone to help do the job. That way one can hold the tensioning wheel, while the other person gets the belt on the other wheels.

Henry

[mrlegoman]

The only belt that AutoZone carries is the 6PK2275.
I could not get this belt to fit. Am I doing something wrong? Is there something I need to adjust to get the 2275 to fit?

[Ldub]

This may or may not be of any help...




Also, did you hold the two (new & old) belts toghther & compare them for length ?

Just a couple of possibilities.

[mrlegoman]

That picture is awesome. Wish I had that about six months ago.

Yes, the old belt is a 2288 and the new one is a 2275, just 12mm difference. I have the tensioner cranked as far as it can go and the belt still does not want to slip on. Do I need to just force it a little bit? I'd hate to do damage to the belt trying to get it on. Everyone says how easy it is to slip on, so I feel that I'm doing something wrong.

[Ldub]

Sorry to say but...

It's only easy to slip on if you have the right size belt...12mm doesn't sound like much, but apperently, it's enough.

[mrlegoman]

From the other serpentine belt and general maintenacne threads I've read, everyone is using a 2275 belt. How do they do it?