Serpentine belt Quick Question
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Serpentine belt Quick Question
About to replace my 2nd serpentine belt in 6 months (?) just wondering which major auto parts store has it cheapest and if i should go with the gator skin/gator back. Thanks guys (info's on my sig)
(i saw a thread on here earlier on in the week but couldnt relocate it - sorry about the double thread)
(i saw a thread on here earlier on in the week but couldnt relocate it - sorry about the double thread)
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Check your pulleys. Make sure they are turning straight and that you don't have any pumps going out (ie. power steering).
Also check your tensioner. These can go bad as well and cause the belt to slip and wear unevenly.
Not sure on your price issue.
Also check your tensioner. These can go bad as well and cause the belt to slip and wear unevenly.
Not sure on your price issue.
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you guy's jinxed me on the last post..I have had a Napa belt for about 27k miles with no problem..I washed my truck in a truck wash yesterday and that damn belt squealed the rest of the day....
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Originally Posted by ron's power stoke
you guy's jinxed me on the last post..I have had a Napa belt for about 27k miles with no problem..I washed my truck in a truck wash yesterday and that damn belt squealed the rest of the day....
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i got my original back on there now..i got the Napa one before my trip to Florida last chrismas and kept the original for a spare...i never had a problem till this was talked about last week...i will be going to ford for a new one now...
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I went with the Goodyear Gatorback and highly recommend them. They are about 40 bucks, depending on where you get them. But that's the going rate of a high quality belt.
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Originally Posted by rbaker6336
well Ron that's the way it was with my water pump,people started talking about them a few weeks ago and next time I drove my truck it needed one
SHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Inside your drivers door is the placard. Set them to the pressure indicated there. You can go as high as the tire says but then you start to have wearing issues like the middle wearing out of the tire before the shoulder etc..
I have the same size and got almost 60K ( plus a few burnouts here and there too
) out of the last set of Michelin LTX M/S tires. The previous owner of the truck put them on around 48K and I replaced them at 104K. This was keeping them at the pressures on the placard. I have the Pirelli Scorpions now and set them at the same pressures. The truck rides smoother than my wifes Ford fungus.
I have the same size and got almost 60K ( plus a few burnouts here and there too
) out of the last set of Michelin LTX M/S tires. The previous owner of the truck put them on around 48K and I replaced them at 104K. This was keeping them at the pressures on the placard. I have the Pirelli Scorpions now and set them at the same pressures. The truck rides smoother than my wifes Ford fungus.
Last edited by doc526; Dec 10, 2007 at 03:32 PM.