This is easily the best video on UA-cam on how to perform a car repair. From the camera angles to the belt routing to the tool list. Thanks for putting in a conscious effort to leave no stone unturned. 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Wow you are by far the best in showing your videos. The rest I've seen can't come close to how you do things the right way. Thank you for us 2 % who is not mechanical inclined. Your are awesome brother,
Wow! I'm super impressed, that was the best mechanic video I've seen yet. So detailed, I like how you mentioned all the tools you used. You just saved me bro, thank you and God bless
Good video. I replaced both of the pulleys you did in this video plus the alternator and put on a new serpentine belt. For whatever reason the upper idler pulley didn’t seem bad at all and now my car is silent. Can barely tell it’s running when sitting inside lol.
Thanks for the help. I made a few variations thought, partly due to my tool selection. I removed both idler pulleys and then moved the alternator out of the way which made changing the tensioner easier. And I had bought the pulleys, belt and tensioner as a kit so all getting done anyway.
Thanks!! I Put the belt on with the black pin in the tensioner then let it go... the belt was way to tight!! Took the belt off let the tensioner go put the belt on... now it runs fine..
Beautiful video. Very nicely done. Great that you included all the smallest details. After all the unknown is what we the unknowing are looking for. Thank-you.
Good job on the video...Mine is making the same noise...And yes I did replace all that too, but still making noise, now the belt won stay on...WTF?...........I even replace the p/s pump...Still mKING THAT BAD NOISE.....Am tired of throwing parts at it...Any one have an idea whats going on..?................John............
Helpful video, thanks. The pin came bent and stuck in my tensioner making it impossible to install with the pin still inserted. Seems to be common. I chalk it up to shoddy aftermarket parts. Second, I highly recommend having extra long 15 & 16mm wrenches to crank on the tensioner bolt. Very difficult to get leverage with a standard sized ones due to the location.
Just an FYI some may know this already. New belt kept coming off pulleys get one on, another fall off. I finally used plastic wire ties tied to different pulleys and that did the trick. I was able to use my 3/8 breaker bar with short piece of 1/2” conduit to loosen tension pulley
Thank you so much for this video. I started working on my car in 2019 and a single mother. I discovered this problem while putting my alternator on my car and almost burst out in tears cause I thought the pulley was connected to the engine. My question is does it come as one unit?
Great video!. Ill be doing this on my 2010 dodge journey, it has the same 2.4 as yours. I couldn't find any video on it but yours will do just fine. Thanks again.
Awesome video!! I am about to replace my tensioner and 2 other other pulleys on my 13 Avenger, do I need the special tool to temove or put the belt back on?
My 2013 avenger makes squealing sound when AC is on and I’m in D and I gas to move but stops after a few seconds but always does this. Will doing this fix this as well?
Just take your time and get ready to say some swear words. I have found that it's easier to work on the alternator without taking it all the way out of the car. I just get it loose and position it so I can get my hex inside the pulley. Good luck!
READ THIS IF U CAN'T GET THE PIN OUT! great video, spot on. Except it took me over a hour to get that pin out. I finally had to take the pulley back off and saw the pin in half then both halves fell out no problem. But then it was a bitch to get the top bolt tightened. Needed 2nd person there to hold pulley back as far as it would go. Live and learn.
at the last dealership i was at we charged an hour for uncrate/PDI usually it wasnt hard to do it in under an hour. but then again we were doing them all the time.
Hi thank for your video, it was really helpful, I tried to remove the belt tensioner with a regular 13 mm socket and it’s so difficult, finally I could change it but the sound is still there, so I don’t know what it could be, it only sound when I put the car in drive, reverse or when I turn the lights on
I got mine off the matco truck a long time ago, but i just dropped a link in the description to a similar one that i've seen a lot of technicians use. Its equally slick.
awesome video , one question tho , why not just replace the tensioner pulley only , cause tensioner itself is a bitch to get to , and its the pulley thats bad , right ?
That's what I was thinking. I just changed everything on my 2.4 journey and couldn't get the new belt on. So I put the old belt back. It would have been a piece of cake if I left the pin and pulled it out after getting the new belt in position.
Question sir: a mechanic installed pulleys and serpentine belt in my 2013 2.4 avenger. Then after a week it fell off while driving. So he installed a new belt but installed a tensioner this time. It was good the whole winter. Although still makes a squeaky sound. It just fell off again today when the weather got cold. And in between the last time he installed the belt i had to get the power steering return and pressure hose fixed twice. Does it have anything to do with it? It cost me too much money. Please help This avengers are trash. Chrysler shouldnt sell this shitty vehicles! Im so frustrated.
This is easily the best video on UA-cam on how to perform a car repair. From the camera angles to the belt routing to the tool list. Thanks for putting in a conscious effort to leave no stone unturned. 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thanks for appreciating the effort my friend!
@@Scooter_911 💪🏽💪🏽
Wow you are by far the best in showing your videos. The rest I've seen can't come close to how you do things the right way. Thank you for us 2 % who is not mechanical inclined. Your are awesome brother,
Wow! I'm super impressed, that was the best mechanic video I've seen yet. So detailed, I like how you mentioned all the tools you used. You just saved me bro, thank you and God bless
Glad it was helpful! Good luck! You can do it!
@Scooter 911 Thank you hun, I work on cars as a hobby and this was my first time doing the pully and serpentine belt. Your video gave me confidence.
Finna be my first time too 👑🙏🏿
Good video. I replaced both of the pulleys you did in this video plus the alternator and put on a new serpentine belt. For whatever reason the upper idler pulley didn’t seem bad at all and now my car is silent. Can barely tell it’s running when sitting inside lol.
Thanks for the help. I made a few variations thought, partly due to my tool selection. I removed both idler pulleys and then moved the alternator out of the way which made changing the tensioner easier. And I had bought the pulleys, belt and tensioner as a kit so all getting done anyway.
I started my car and it hat that same noise. Helped identify the problem. Thanks for the video
Excellent!
Garrett this is a great video. Thanks for posting. Wish you'd do more Avenger repair videos. Dodge should've made that car until 2018 or 2019....
Very informative, and well shot DIY video. Thank you 👍
Hey man just fixed my car because of your video. Thanks a ton
Awesome! That's exactly why I make these videos
Thanks!! I Put the belt on with the black pin in the tensioner then let it go... the belt was way to tight!! Took the belt off let the tensioner go put the belt on... now it runs fine..
Beautiful video. Very nicely done. Great that you included all the smallest details. After all the unknown is what we the unknowing are looking for. Thank-you.
Good job on the video...Mine is making the same noise...And yes I did replace all that too, but still making noise, now the belt won stay on...WTF?...........I even replace the p/s pump...Still mKING THAT BAD NOISE.....Am tired of throwing parts at it...Any one have an idea whats going on..?................John............
Helpful video, thanks. The pin came bent and stuck in my tensioner making it impossible to install with the pin still inserted. Seems to be common. I chalk it up to shoddy aftermarket parts. Second, I highly recommend having extra long 15 & 16mm wrenches to crank on the tensioner bolt. Very difficult to get leverage with a standard sized ones due to the location.
Just an FYI some may know this already. New belt kept coming off pulleys get one on, another fall off. I finally used plastic wire ties tied to different pulleys and that did the trick. I was able to use my 3/8 breaker bar with short piece of 1/2” conduit to loosen tension pulley
Great video and explanation Sir, thank you!
Thanks! Hope it helps you out!
Thanks for the video as tomorrow I'll be changing the same plus the de-coupler pulley. I suppose it's for the better they all failed together.
Sometimes it just works out that way haha
Thank you so much for this video. I started working on my car in 2019 and a single mother. I discovered this problem while putting my alternator on my car and almost burst out in tears cause I thought the pulley was connected to the engine. My question is does it come as one unit?
I have a problem. I took the pulleys off and now I don’t know which one goes where? The idler pulleys are different sizes… please help
Very helpful, great video!
My belt keep tearing up and coming off and my power steering locked up it’s the 3rd time this belt came off what am I doing wrong?
Same. Did you figure it out?
Great video!. Ill be doing this on my 2010 dodge journey, it has the same 2.4 as yours. I couldn't find any video on it but yours will do just fine. Thanks again.
Thanks for the video. Is it necessary to replace the tensioner and the idle pulley if I just want to replace my squicking serpentine belt??? Thks.
Glad you liked it! No you do not have to replace the tensioner and idler if you just want to replace a worn-out squeely serpentine belt! Good luck
My car doesnt really make bad noise but the belt keeps wanting to slide off. Whats the issue im having?
So I just replaced the belt but after a 1 min or 2 it starts derailing to the right? Any tips?
Lol
Mine too. Did you figure it out?
Awesome video!! I am about to replace my tensioner and 2 other other pulleys on my 13 Avenger, do I need the special tool to temove or put the belt back on?
You can use a standard ratchet or a wrench but the serpentine belt tool sure makes it a lot easier!
How much does that type of repair cost?
Can you remove the pin of the tensioner after installing the belt?
Yup!
Is it possible to replace the idle pulley only without complete tensioner
Is that a ratcheting S belt tool?
Heck yes it is! Now that I have it I don't think I could live without it!
Thanks for this video.
What part is the one that's on top of the alternator?
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Good job on this one . Thanks!
My 2010 avenger rt serpentine belt broke today... My steering wheel was stiff as hell while driving..what would be the average cost to replace?
How much would that one part will cost that was attached to the pulley?
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Can you link to the serpentine belt tool you used?
My 2013 avenger makes squealing sound when AC is on and I’m in D and I gas to move but stops after a few seconds but always does this. Will doing this fix this as well?
More than likely!
Garret Seesing thank you.
Dope video!
Any other tip? Im going to do this job on my av 08
Just take your time and get ready to say some swear words. I have found that it's easier to work on the alternator without taking it all the way out of the car. I just get it loose and position it so I can get my hex inside the pulley. Good luck!
@@Scooter_911 Guess what! I only replaced the belt and the squeak went away, removing the tire gives so much access to the pulleys, thanks a lot.
READ THIS IF U CAN'T GET THE PIN OUT! great video, spot on. Except it took me over a hour to get that pin out. I finally had to take the pulley back off and saw the pin in half then both halves fell out no problem. But then it was a bitch to get the top bolt tightened. Needed 2nd person there to hold pulley back as far as it would go. Live and learn.
I'm experiencing this right now. It's insane to make this design but unable to get the pin out.
What's the total time to do total job
at the last dealership i was at we charged an hour for uncrate/PDI usually it wasnt hard to do it in under an hour. but then again we were doing them all the time.
Great video
How long did this take?
Hi thank for your video, it was really helpful, I tried to remove the belt tensioner with a regular 13 mm socket and it’s so difficult, finally I could change it but the sound is still there, so I don’t know what it could be, it only sound when I put the car in drive, reverse or when I turn the lights on
You need to change your alternator
Where did you get the wrench you used for the tensioner pulley? I could use one of those
I got mine off the matco truck a long time ago, but i just dropped a link in the description to a similar one that i've seen a lot of technicians use. Its equally slick.
awesome video , one question tho , why not just replace the tensioner pulley only , cause tensioner itself is a bitch to get to , and its the pulley thats bad , right ?
Dang I was hoping to hear the afterwards if that noise actually went away
Should you/can you put belt on before pulling pin?
That's what I was thinking. I just changed everything on my 2.4 journey and couldn't get the new belt on. So I put the old belt back. It would have been a piece of cake if I left the pin and pulled it out after getting the new belt in position.
The best
thank you very much!
Question sir: a mechanic installed pulleys and serpentine belt in my 2013 2.4 avenger. Then after a week it fell off while driving. So he installed a new belt but installed a tensioner this time. It was good the whole winter. Although still makes a squeaky sound. It just fell off again today when the weather got cold. And in between the last time he installed the belt i had to get the power steering return and pressure hose fixed twice. Does it have anything to do with it? It cost me too much money. Please help
This avengers are trash. Chrysler shouldnt sell this shitty vehicles! Im so frustrated.
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Anyone else surprised he didn't run it after so you can hear the difference?
The reason he didn't show the sound after is because that wasn't the issue. That sound is the alternator pulley.
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Decoupler pulley looked trashed
Video would have been alot better without that awful music