Great video. I'm fixing to change my serpentine on a 99 Jeep Cherokee. I wanted to add an important note. The pulleys that have grooves in them, make sure they are clean and free of any rubber strips left from the old serpentine belt which can fill the grooves and your belt will not be secure. I'm speaking from last night's experience when I'm driving to my house and broke my serpentine belt or so I thought. Turns out it wasn't broken at all but rather at some point in time left pieces of rubber in the grooved pulleys until the belt could no longer grip the pulley. All the grooved pulleys were full of rubber strips. I used a Philip head screwdriver and spun the pulley stripping the rubber out of each Groove. I would use a flat head screwdriver or something that might scar or Nick the grooves which will eventually destroy your new belt. The Phillips screwdriver seem to remove the rubber strips very smoothly. So check the condition of the grooves in your pulley. Thank you if you made it this far
Voice to text messed up a word so. I meant to say I would not use a tool that would Scar the pulley and Phillips head screwdriver seem to fit the groove nicely and did not scar it
I thought that it wasn't that hard to put the belt back on but I couldn't. After watching your video I saw my mistakes and it went right on and fit perfectly. Thank you!
1A Auto has the best videos as far as I'm concerned I just purchased 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 6 days ago I'm going to be watching more of your videos thanks a lot
+Alan Smith Thanks for watching. If any of our viewers need to make this repair we carry the replacement part shown in this video on our website. Here is a link to them www.1aauto.com/serpentine-belt-acdelco-6k950/i/1aacd00061?UA-cam&CTA+Comment&Ecq0tALxio
You may not have enough Leverage. Use a 15 mm wrench that is a box end and open end. Put the Box and on the pulley bolt and interlock a large wrench to the open end and you then have a wrench that is a foot and a half long basically giving you all the leverage you need. If you're not sure how to do it it could be a knuckle buster when you don't interlock the wrenches correctly. Practice the interlock before you actually put it on the pulley and do it
I'm sorry I gave this tip and didn't realize that it was 5 years ago that you commented. I'm pretty sure you got it fixed by now LOL I'm just tad late. LOL
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Great video. I'm fixing to change my serpentine on a 99 Jeep Cherokee. I wanted to add an important note.
The pulleys that have grooves in them, make sure they are clean and free of any rubber strips left from the old serpentine belt which can fill the grooves and your belt will not be secure. I'm speaking from last night's experience when I'm driving to my house and broke my serpentine belt or so I thought. Turns out it wasn't broken at all but rather at some point in time left pieces of rubber in the grooved pulleys until the belt could no longer grip the pulley. All the grooved pulleys were full of rubber strips. I used a Philip head screwdriver and spun the pulley stripping the rubber out of each Groove. I would use a flat head screwdriver or something that might scar or Nick the grooves which will eventually destroy your new belt. The Phillips screwdriver seem to remove the rubber strips very smoothly. So check the condition of the grooves in your pulley. Thank you if you made it this far
Voice to text messed up a word so. I meant to say I would not use a tool that would Scar the pulley and Phillips head screwdriver seem to fit the groove nicely and did not scar it
Thank you so much guys. It only took minutes thanks to this video! I'm sure I just saved like $300 in labor, too.
I thought that it wasn't that hard to put the belt back on but I couldn't. After watching your video I saw my mistakes and it went right on and fit perfectly. Thank you!
1A Auto has the best videos as far as I'm concerned I just purchased 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 6 days ago I'm going to be watching more of your videos thanks a lot
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Thank You so very much, I saw the tensioner pulley and thought that is only pace all this can swivel , Thanks man! :)
+Alan Smith Thanks for watching. If any of our viewers need to make this repair we carry the replacement part shown in this video on our website. Here is a link to them www.1aauto.com/serpentine-belt-acdelco-6k950/i/1aacd00061?UA-cam&CTA+Comment&Ecq0tALxio
Any torque spec on the tensioner bolt?
Thank you , this was very clear and helpful.
That's the best video I've seen for this repair but I can't get the tensioner pulley bolt loose
Rubber mallet and stick.
You may not have enough Leverage. Use a 15 mm wrench that is a box end and open end. Put the Box and on the pulley bolt and interlock a large wrench to the open end and you then have a wrench that is a foot and a half long basically giving you all the leverage you need. If you're not sure how to do it it could be a knuckle buster when you don't interlock the wrenches correctly. Practice the interlock before you actually put it on the pulley and do it
I'm sorry I gave this tip and didn't realize that it was 5 years ago that you commented. I'm pretty sure you got it fixed by now LOL I'm just tad late. LOL
im curious how they get to the pulley with the fan on
Thanks for the video ! doing mine now !!
My belt snapped after hearing a squeaking noise. How do I test the pulleys that they are not seized?
you spin them......
To Grandma's house we go.. 😆
Sorry..
Couldn't resist
Thank you!
My Jeep sound noise around the belt...when it first start. What is Going on?
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Thanks!
the XJ is missing the fan shroud on passenger side.
its an XJ they all are missing. I have no shroud at all
Thank you
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Just attach a photo of belt routing
Position without ac
65$ for the belt?!
3 mins of my life I'll never get back
idk how much simple and braindead you want it