Introduction
The serpentine drive belt should be replaced every 65,000-105,000 miles.
Follow this video tutorial by YouTuber NutzAboutBolts to replace the belt yourself.
What you need
Video Instructions
Conclusion
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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CONTAINS NO INSTRUCTIONS! Directs you to YouTube to watch his videos. Should be removed.
Mike McAvoy - Reply Share
This is a video embedded guide and can be watched here on iFixit or on YouTube.
Blake Klein - Reply Share
Just did this replacement last night. Bought the belt from O'Reilly and rented the serpentine belt toolset. It didn't come with a 14 mm socket, but I was able to borrow one they had. Fairly easy to remove the belt, but putting it on, especially in the dark, was nontrivial. I recommend doing in the daylight.
Be sure that the tensioner springs pushes back while you're starting; it may need to be replaced too.
I had to really reach my arm all the way down to get the new belt on, and then be creative to get it around all the right pieces. Perhaps a longer socket would have helped for being able to push the tensioner back and still have space to work with the belt.
Water Ski - Reply Share