sepentine belt

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ratchet
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sepentine belt

Post by ratchet » Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:19 pm

ok, its raining like hell over here in PA, and this morning omw to work I hit a puddle of water, wasnt huge but just enought to dim my lights and go bright and hear a squeak. Sounds like a serp belt right? Well looks like an easy job, I found the HOW TO, but what belt do I get?

Autozone has a crap load with different ribs and lenghts. Any help on this?
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Post by Fuzzyneon » Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:29 pm

autozone should be able to look it up unless you have a udp or something
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Post by garfield3887 » Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:30 pm

Just tell autozone what make and year your vehicle is and they can pull it up in their system. I don't know the numbers offhand, but that's what i ususally do... Unless you have a UDP (underdrive pulley) then look in the 2nd gen FAQ under engine and the numbers for the smaller belts should be in there!
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Post by occasional demons » Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:30 pm

You prolly only need to tighten the alternator belt, which is separate from the serpentine belt. you will need a 13mm socket/ratchet and 15mm wrench, IIRC. Either way, you need to loosen the locking nut/bolt, and adjust the tension screw with the 13mm. it is on the back side of the alternator.
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Post by ratchet » Thu Sep 30, 2010 1:34 pm

i do hear squeaking when its either raining and or cold, when I go warm the car up in the morning. Its a small squeal. This is why I was thinking the serp, do you think it could be the alt belt because of the fact that when I hit the puddle the dash dimmed and a few seconds later the power was norm and i heard the squeal?

thanks for all the help!
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Post by Fuzzyneon » Thu Sep 30, 2010 1:52 pm

ratchet wrote:i do hear squeaking when its either raining and or cold, when I go warm the car up in the morning. Its a small squeal. This is why I was thinking the serp, do you think it could be the alt belt because of the fact that when I hit the puddle the dash dimmed and a few seconds later the power was norm and i heard the squeal?

thanks for all the help!
when belts get wet they slip just inspect them to make sure it didnt tear or get damaged
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