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Nov 10, 2005 | 06:16 PM

workf150

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Drive Belt

Hey everybody! New guy here. My companies's truck is a 1999 F-150 with the 4.2L V6 with air. To save the company money, I need to change the drive belt. Since I don't own a F-150 myself (I drive a mustang), I need to know what size breaker bar I need to release the belt tensioner. Is it 1/2 inch, 3/8 inch or something else? Thanks for your help!

Nov 10, 2005 | 10:52 PM

7700Rob

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Should be a 1/2". Get a pipe or something to put on the breaker to give you a little more leverage too.

Nov 11, 2005 | 02:44 AM

dlorenz

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My '97 is 1/2" - and you do need a cheater to help, like the prior post suggests - I also found that an "L" shaped helper made out of 3/16" rod helped going around the tight spot around the tension pully.