Squealing Belts...AHHH!

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Vtolds

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Is to completely necessary to replace the tensioner with the belt? I need to replace my belt, but I have no noise coming from it, just a cracking belt. Is the tensioner easy to change?
 

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Is to completely necessary to replace the tensioner with the belt? I need to replace my belt, but I have no noise coming from it, just a cracking belt. Is the tensioner easy to change?

Yes,one bolt holds unit in/on block
 

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Yes,one bolt holds unit in/on block

Just the pulley would need to be replaced correct not the whole unit? So its not a thing that is typically a pain the a$$ to change? Took me a hour yesterday to cut the bolts off from and wrestle my muffler off. I have a long drive tomorrow and I dont want to not be able to do it because I run into a problem replacing the tensioner pulley and belt. The belt seems easy enough, but if the the pulley ***** to get at or the bolts like to stick I could have a issue.
 

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One more tip: Put the old belt in your recovery kit, you never know when it might come in handy :) Better than no belt at all and probably works better than ***** hose ;)
 

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Just one of those things where some do some don't. Doubt the world will end,though some,Yellocoyote,comes to mind have had major break down because of this,it is a $60 part,15 min.replacement,your right there replaceing belt anyway.
 

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Thanks for the info guys, and the tip on keeping the old belt. I might have to keep a wrench in my car just so I can replace it if I had to. I dont really know if I need to replace the whole tensioner. My current belt is perfectly tensioned, and has no issues but some obvious cracking.
 

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Cheap insurance and do you want to be along side the road going to church in your suit and changing it out?
Things like that always happen at the wrong time.
Well most times, I heard mine starting to make noise when we were pulling out to go on a 500 mile trip, shut it off, got the new one out from under the seat and 5 minutes later was off again. 50 miles down the road it started raining for the next 200!
 
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