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How To Replace Serpentine Belt 2007-13 Chevy Silverado
How to Remove Serpentine Belt 2007-13 Chevy Silverado
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Tools used
15mm Socket
Ratchet
1. Removing the Serpentine Belt
Attach a 15mm socket and ratchet to the serpentine belt tensioner
Push the tensioner down to loosen the belt
Pull the belt off by hand
Release the tensioner
2. Installing the Serpentine Belt
Familiarize yourself with the route of the serpentine belt
Loop the belt around the power steering pulley
Hold the belt over the alternator pulley
Bring the belt up around the water pump
Bring it down around the crank pulley
Bring it around the belt tensioner
Hold the belt near the idler pulley
Attach a 15mm socket and ratchet to the serpentine belt tensioner
Push the tensioner down to loosen the belt
Push the belt underneath the idler pulley
Release the tensioner
Check that the belt is routed correctly
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In this video, we're going to show you how to replace the engine serpentine belt. This is a 2011 Silverado 1500. It has the 5.3-liter engine. This process is the same for many SUVs: the Yukons, Tahoes, as well as Sierras and Silverados with this 5.3-liter. The only tool you'll need is a 15 millimeter socket with a ratchet.
Your serpentine belt is right here, and you can see this is your tensioner, right here. What you want to do is use a 15-millimeter socket and ratchet. You just push that down and then you can pull your serpentine belt off all the pulleys.
When you go to put your serpentine belt back on, it's important that you do it in the right order. You're going to want to use this belt diagram as a reference, just to make sure. When you put your belt back on, it should look exactly like this diagram. The red belt in the picture here is your AC belt. It's a separate belt entirely.
It's a little hard to video, but we'll do our best. He puts a loop down around the power steering pulley there and then comes up around the water pump and down around the main crank pulley. All the while, he's holding it on the alternator and then he puts it over on the tensioner. Basically, he's got the belt routed 100% except for the middle idler pulley. Now he pulls it down near the idler pulley and he's going to grab the wrench, put it on the tensioner, push the tensioner down, and push the belt underneath the idler pulley there. Then just check it and make sure it's on all the pulleys correctly.
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Tools used
Serpentine Belt Tensioner Tool
1. Removing the Serpentine Belt
Familiarize yourself with the route of the serpentine belt
Insert a serpentine belt tool into the tensioner
Turn the tensioner clockwise to loosen the belt
Pull the belt off the alternator
Release the tensioner
Pull the belt off by hand
2. Reinstalling the Serpentine Belt
Loop the belt around the pump and alternator
Bring it around the power steering pulley
Bring it around the A/C Pulley
Bring it around the belt tensioner
Insert a serpentine belt tool into the tensioner
Turn the tensioner clockwise
Bring it around the idler pulley
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What's up, guys? I'm Andy from 1A Auto. Today I'm gonna show you how to remove and reinstall the serpentine belt on this 2008 Chevy Silverado with a 4.3L V-6 engine. If you need parts for your vehicle, click the link in the description and head over to 1aauto.com.
One thing you want to keep in mind, when you're doing a serpentine belt is which routing the belt is. Before you take it off, it's a good idea to take a picture with your phone. If you don't have any reference of the belt, sometimes there's a key on the vehicle itself. This vehicle does not have it.
We will take this serpentine belt tool, we actually sell this at 1aauto.com. Slide the tool into the tensioner, right here. And then there's a hose over here that's kind of in your way a little, so pull up on the tensioner. Just going to hold this. Make sure you don't have anything in the path of this. You don't want to slip and let go of this and have it hit you in the face or anything.
So, we'll pull up on this. We're going to pull the belt off of this idler, right here. We will pull it off the alternator. Pull it off the tensioner. Pull it off the crank, the water pump, the power steering pulley, and then off the AC compressor. Then I'll slide this belt over the tool and pull it out. There's the belt.
A good thing to practice when you're doing this is to take the new belt and line it up with the old belt, and make sure they're the same length. We don't have a new belt, so we're just going to reuse the old one.
All right, we're going to remove this tool before we put the belt on. It'll just make it easier to maneuver the belt around to position. So, first we're gonna install the belt on the crank pulley. Slide it over the water pump, and over on the power steering pulley, up around the AC compressor, and over the water pump. We're going to skip the idler, for now, 'cause we'll put that on last. Over to the tensioner.
So now that those are all lined up, I can take the belt tool, slide this in position, and put some tension on the belt. Slide this up, and slide it under the idler pulley. Remove the tool. Then check all the pulleys, and make sure the belt is in position and hasn't jumped off any of the teeth. And that looks pretty good.
Then we can just start it real quick and then shut it off, and just make sure everything is still in position.
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Bought a OEM Serpentine Belt
Gerald
April 1, 2020
Received a Delco replacement for my Tahoe. Looked fine and installed with no problems.Quick shipping.
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Keenan
April 16, 2021
So far I have ordered several parts for multiple vehicles. No issues with any and will continue to order !
Customer Q&A
How long is that belt last and how good is it?December 3, 2020
Joaquin L
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This is a high quality AC Delco brand belt and is backed by a 60 day warranty. This belt should last a good long time as long as it is used properly.
December 3, 2020
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