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Old 09-09-2014, 01:15 PM
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Hey,

I want to buy a new Serpentine belt. I was thinking to go with Gates.

1. Is Gates good?
2. Should I get the belt tensioner changed as well, and go with Gates too here? From Rockauto...
3. What about the idler pulley?
4. What about the tensioner pulley, should I get that changed too?

Thanks.

I see there is an Idler pulley More Information for HAYDEN 5018

and a tensioner pulley More Information for GATES 38009

Which one should I change?

If I changed both pulleys and the tensioner itself along with the serpentine belt, would the labor cost go much higher you think?

Ok last call guys, do I change just the serp belt, or the belt and all the pulleys and tensioner? If I were to take a picture of how it looks under my hood would it help you tell me? Thanks for the info!!
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??? woooaaahh that s alot of stuff... in my opinion if the belt has normal ware like cracks or is just warn just replace the belt, if there is noise coming out of the pulleys or they have alot of play (radial or axial) then id conciser them on a need to replace basics. taking a picture or drawling the belt routing will deff make the install much easier if your new at it a belt tentionor isnt a bad idea but alot of times isnt really needed unless its weak or you find that the belt is burnt because it was slipping btw gates are good

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labor??? you don't need no stinking labor! Do this yourself!

If the belt is cracked, replace it. While I have a belt off I replace the idler and tensioner pulleys. Some guys do, some wait till it squeaks or siezes up and cooks the belt or chunks it on the highway...

Gates is a very good brand.
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labor??? you don't need no stinking labor! Do this yourself!

If the belt is cracked, replace it. While I have a belt off I replace the idler and tensioner pulleys. Some guys do, some wait till it squeaks or siezes up and cooks the belt or chunks it on the highway...

Gates is a very good brand.
im the latter i guess lol
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I cant fix ****.

Are these ok?

Belt Tensioner GATES Part #*39120*DriveAlign Premium OE Automatic Belt Tensioner
CAD$47.28

Belt GATES Part #*K060866*{#25060866} K06 13/16" x 87 1/4" Micro-V AT Premium OE V-Ribbed Belt CAD$22.98

Idler Pulley HAYDEN Part #*5018*Pulley [Private Label Package] (Only 7 Remaining)
CAD$16.43

Tensioner Pulley GATES Part #*38009*{#231086, 89009} Thermoplastic V-Ribbed 6 Grooved (76mm x 17mm x 25mm) DriveAlign Premium OE Pulley Grooved Pulley CAD $12.65
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You're overthinking this. Gates is a well known brand and sold everywhere, use Gates for the whole job.
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Yeah but some tensioner pulleys are 35mm others 25mm...?

Also there is no belt tensioner from gates.
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Overthinking it again.
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Son of a gun, the pulleys were included with the tensioner! Anyone want to buy 2 pulleys lol?
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These are the parts that came. Which ones do I need? Notice that big hayden pulley on the bottom left...

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take off the belt, remove a pulley, match it up with a new one, replace - repeat one at
a time. Install belt.

if you were to fill in your profile, there may be someone close by that could help.
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Thx, spark plugs, tensioner and belt were installed yestrday for 160$
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