Installing Subaru Stretch Belts
When a stretch belt exceeds wear specifications, it’s no longer able to grip the pulleys and will start slipping.
Dayco Tech Tip: Long-Lasting Vehicle Belts
Belts continue to be one of the most frequently replaced wear items on vehicles today. The typical replacement interval for serpentine belts and flat belts today is around 90,000 miles – which for many vehicles means only once every seven to nine years!
Attention To Tension: Why Start-Stop Engines Still Require Belt Diagnosis
As many start-stop vehicles are aging out of warranty, you are likely to be encountering them in your service bays.
Look, Listen And Feel: Inspecting Modern Drive Belts
If you look at some new owners’ manual maintenance schedules, you might notice that many automakers are no longer including a replacement interval for the drive belts. You may think that it is a clerical error, but OEMs want technicians to regularly inspect belts because they expire at varying rates, depending on how they wear on the vehicle.
The Second Belt: Getting The Replacement To Last As Long As The Original
Selling a replacement serpentine belt at 90,000 or 100,000 miles is easy. But, making that new belt go the same distance as the original can be more difficult. With zero miles on an odometer, the belt is operating in the best possible environment. The plane of the belt pulleys is properly aligned and there are no leaks. And, the tensioner is new and the spring and dampening elements are not worn out.
Automotive Belts, While Lasting Longer Than Ever, Still Wear Out Over Time
The typical replacement interval for serpentine belts and flat belts today is around 90,000 miles – which for many vehicles means only once every seven to nine years! That’s a lot of miles between belt changes.
VIDEO: Making Belt Replacement Easier
Andrew Markel discusses serpentine belt replacement, and a few tips to make the next belt replacement job easier. Sponsored by Dayco.
CRP Automotive Wins 2018 Best Performance Product For Rein Automotive Aluminum Water Pump Pulley & Belt Kit
The recognition was presented to CRP during the Import Vehicle Community Import Product and Marketing Awards Program at AAPEX.
Gates To Showcase Gates COMPLETE Serpentine Kits At AAPEX
Virtual Garage experience will give attendees fresh insights for profitability.
Subaru Stretch Belt Inspection & Replacement
If you see a belt on a late-model Subaru that does not have an automatic tensioner and runs between only two or three components, it’s probably a stretch belt. These types of belts typically are used to turn the A/C compressor on the 2.5L four-cylinder engine in 2008 and later models.
