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Leroy
Dodge Dakota
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5/28/2002
18:38:16
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Any tips for an old guy use to working on old-fashion v belts. I'm untightening the Automatic Drive Belt Tensioner under the alternator using a half an inch socket, but there must be an easier way. What am I forgetting?
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intense99dak
Dodge Dakota
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5/28/2002
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To replace the serpentine belt all you do is use a wrence or ratchet on the front bolt on the tensioner (underneath the alternator). Rotate the bolt (and whole tensioner assembly) clock-wise until there's enough slack in the belt to remove it from the tensioner pulley. Then release the tensioner and finish removing the belt.
Installing the new belt can be a little tricky as far as proper path is concerned, but if you have the diagram on the radiator support you'll be all set. What works best for me is to save the tensioner pulley for last and slip the belt into postion over the wrench/ratchet.
Chuck Robbins
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Hersbird
Dodge Dakota
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5/28/2002
23:50:27
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You have to get the right "bite" on the nut too or when the belt does come off, your wrench handle may end up resting on something before all the spring tension is realeased. Then you have to put the belt back on just to get the wrench off. You shouldn't be trying to remove any bolts, just putting a wrench on the nut in the center of the tensioner pulley and pulling it to the right. Once you get the hang of it you can have the belt off and back on in about a minute. Much faster then the old style, and they never need tighting.
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Leroy
Dodge Dakota
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5/29/2002
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Thanks intense99dak and Hersbird. I couldn't see paying the shop money for the labor of installing something so easy.
I had more difficulty getting the cap off the refreshments than swapping belts.
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Redneck
Dodge Dakota
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5/30/2002
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If I wanted to remove the A/C from the serp-belt, would I need a shorter belt? Or would the tensioner just take up the slack?
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intense99dak
Dodge Dakota
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5/30/2002
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You would need a shorter belt, but I'm not sure what the length is.
Chuck Robbins
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Redneck
Dodge Dakota
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5/30/2002
16:31:19
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K... so does anybody know what length belt I would need?
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PIMPDADDY DON
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6/18/2002
17:37:23
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SHIAT...... i am changing out the belt now, and have forgotten where it goes (the path) and unfortunately for me..... its been wrecked, and now has an aftermarket radiator. hence, NO PICTURE OF PATH....... PLEASE HELP
THANKS
Damn, if i coulda, shoulda, or woulda, maybe it would be better...........
WHO CARES!!!
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Dakaty
GenIII
6/18/2002
19:58:21
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Look in the Owners manuel, I think there is a diagram in there.
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Lesley
GenIII
6/18/2002
21:33:36
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I did mine last week. Don't forget to use the right swear words too, especially when it slips off the lower pulley just when you think you're ready to let the tensioner back. I found that the compound and multiple syllable ones worked nicely.
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55, Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL & tip, V8 TB, FMS 19 lb fuel injectors, 17x10 Boyd Smoothies, JBA 9mm cables, Lakewood chrome traction bars. Have, but not installed: 3.92s, Infinity Sound System
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nick graham
Dodge Dakota
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2/16/2003
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HELP? Serptine belt ridindg forward on pulley,have had four belts
ruined, after replacing Idler Tensioner twice ,last time with mopar replacement, vehicle is a 1997 slt Dakota 4x4 3.9 v6 . All input appreciated.
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gotanRT
Dodge Dakota
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4/29/2003
23:26:47
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maybe a bad pulley? but hey wut do i know...
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craigblitz
Dodge Dakota
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5/21/2003
19:39:18
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I want to thank everyone who added to this thread. I have never changed the serpentine belt in my life and because of these tips I was able to do it in 10 minutes. Very cool. Thanks
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greg
Dodge Dakota
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11/12/2004
15:49:37
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I've replaced the serpentine belt two times on our 97 Dakota. It seems to be slipping forward and ripping up. Any suggestions why this is happening?
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Zach
Dodge Dakota
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11/12/2004
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Try checking all the mounting brackets on the accessories to make sure they are tight against the engine block, other than that, no clue what could be wrong.
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phil
Dodge Dakota
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12/02/2004
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I have no routing diagram:91 Dakota 5.2,can you talk me through it?
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Kris
Dodge Dakota
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12/03/2004
09:51:35
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I must be doing something wrong because it takes me 30 minutes of cursing and straining to get the new belt back on. The old one comes off just fine but there is so much tension on the new belt that it just barely fits. I've been using Kelly/Springfield replacement belts. Could they be the problem? They don't seem to last more than about 25k before they start squealing every time it rains. Think next time I'll spend the extra dough on a Goodyear belt and see if it is any easier to get on.
Kris
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Kris
Dodge Dakota
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1/05/2005
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Just changed the belt again and this time opted to spend the extra money for a Goodyear Gatorback belt. Sure am glad I did, thing went on so easy! All I can figure is that the Goodyear belt is made about 1/4 inch longer than the Kelly belt and that is why it went on so easily. I know what I am getting from now on!
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JasonB
Dodge Dakota
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1/05/2005
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Look at the backside of any serpentine belt before your purchase/install. MOPAR belts have a rough surface that grips better than many aftermarket belts and will definately last longer than the Kelly belts you have been using.
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rossjohnson
Dodge Dakota
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10/30/2014
20:14:51
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So my belts just melted on my 88 Dakota anybody have ideas on what may have caused this??
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AandP
Dodge Dakota
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10/31/2014
17:46:55
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Is something seized or binding? Or, were the belts
very loose and slipping excessively?
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