Accessory belt starting to "slit" horitzontally........

[devinlamothe]

Pretty sure the accessory belt is considered a wear and tear item and not covered under any warranty. Mine went at around 50,000km so I guess its just what type of environment you live in. You can try asking the dealer to replace but my guess is they will try and charge you.

[Yawesh]

Originally Posted by devinlamothe

Pretty sure the accessory belt is considered a wear and tear item and not covered under any warranty. Mine went at around 50,000km so I guess its just what type of environment you live in. You can try asking the dealer to replace but my guess is they will try and charge you.

thanks buddy - ur right; i looked clearly and it says "timing chain/belt" not accessory belt...........this totalllly sukssssss. gonna cost me like 100 dollars including belt.

[WeeYari]

Originally Posted by Yawesh

this totalllly sukssssss. gonna cost me like 100 dollars including belt.

Belt will cost peanuts at an auto parts store. Replacing it is simply a matter of loosening the alternator.

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by Yawesh

thanks buddy - ur right; i looked clearly and it says "timing chain/belt" not accessory belt...........this totalllly sukssssss. gonna cost me like 100 dollars including belt.

The belt is very easy to change yourself, and if I remember right, I only paid $15 for the belt at Napa auto parts. You just have to loosed two bolts on the alternator mount, slip the old one off, slip the new one on, put a little tension on the alternator, and tighten the bolts. It was literally a 10 minute job to put a new one on Crashy.

[Yawesh]

Originally Posted by CTScott

The belt is very easy to change yourself, and if I remember right, I only paid $15 for the belt at Napa auto parts. You just have to loosed two bolts on the alternator mount, slip the old one off, slip the new one on, put a little tension on the alternator, and tighten the bolts. It was literally a 10 minute job to put a new one on Crashy.

thanks guys, gonna try myself. i've always been an oil change specialist lol.

[Yawesh]

Originally Posted by CTScott

The belt is very easy to change yourself, and if I remember right, I only paid $15 for the belt at Napa auto parts. You just have to loosed two bolts on the alternator mount, slip the old one off, slip the new one on, put a little tension on the alternator, and tighten the bolts. It was literally a 10 minute job to put a new one on Crashy.

just need regular rachet and socket right? u remember what mm is it? heh. thanks. i think our drain plugs are 14mm i forgot. should i wd-40 the bolts on the alternator first?

[WeeYari]

Originally Posted by Yawesh

just need regular rachet and socket right? u remember what mm is it? heh. thanks. i think our drain plugs are 14mm i forgot. should i wd-40 the bolts on the alternator first?

Regular rachet/socket correct.

Upper bolt in banana bracket is 12mm. Very easy to loosen.
Lower bolt is 14mm. Can sometimes be difficult and may require a little 'grunt' behind it.

Mark with a pencil the bolt position on the upper bracket so that you know where to bring everything back to for proper tension with the new belt.

[Yawesh]

Originally Posted by WeeYari

Regular rachet/socket correct.

Upper bolt in banana bracket is 12mm. Very easy to loosen.
Lower bolt is 14mm. Can sometimes be difficult and may require a little 'grunt' behind it.

Mark with a pencil the bolt position on the upper bracket so that you know where to bring everything back to for proper tension with the new belt.

thanks