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mantaray (Mantaray)
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 07:58 am: | 
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hey guys, the serpentine belt on my D1 neeeds replaced and i'd like to do it myself. has anyone here replaced a belt? does LR use a special tensioning device that would make the job a pain or impossible? i can replace the one on my Jeep in no time, and i was hoping this would be just as easy. |
Leslie N. Bright (Leslie)
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 08:21 am: |
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Remove the shroud. Get out an appropriate socket (I don't remember the size off the top of my head), wrench and a cheater bar.
There is a tensioner pulley, that you put the socket wrench on, and you can take the slack off the belt fairly easy. Wiggle the old belt out, and the new belt to close into place.
Then, to get it back on, you'll have to use the cheater bar because the new belt will be much more snug. Should be a 15-minute job, if you take your time. The tricky part is getting the routing right... search a few of the other threads here, and you'll find a pic of the routing diagram.
There are other ways that you can put it on that will run, but not run well, and cause all sorts of problems... you need to triple-check that you get the routing exactly right.
-L |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 08:28 am: |
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......and here it is. that wonderful imagine that has graced this board more than it's share. the routing diagram!!
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Leslie N. Bright (Leslie)
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 08:30 am: |
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Garrett,
Don't spoil them everytime!  They can learn a lot by searching for it... it was only a page down or so....
-L |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 08:34 am: |
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well i was just thinking of labeling it wrong, but that is just mean and something you may do. i guess i am just too nice. haha. i could have posted the "think about the kittens" pic instead.
garrett
(the elitist tree hugger) |
Leslie N. Bright (Leslie)
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 08:41 am: |
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Heh heh ha hah.....
-L
"If it can't be grown, it has to be mined!" |
Brad Fringer (Bfringer)
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 12:21 pm: |
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I'm a brand new owner of a 2000 SD and wanted to know people's take on the kind of gas to use. The dealer says premium, but some owners I've talked with say they rotate between premium and regular. Is that wise or nuts? Any thoughts?
Thanks. And also thanks to this website for providing such a great education so far for me.
Brad |
Leslie N. Bright (Leslie)
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 01:31 pm: |
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I'm a cheapskate, but I always run premium now.... I used to be a "mid-grade is good enough", but I really can tell the difference w/ my truck (a '99SD)...
FWIW...
-L |
mantaray (Mantaray)
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 04:58 pm: |
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thanks for the diagram Garrett and the info Leslie. glad to hear that it doesn't require some special tool like GM products do. i'm gonna drop in a K&N filter while i'm at it too. which one is the tensioner pully? |
Leslie N. Bright (Leslie)
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 09:24 pm: |
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#1 in the above diagram is the tensioner....
#2 is the A/C
#3 is the alternator
#4 is the waterpump
#5 is the power steering
-L |
BIG DADDY
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 09:31 pm: |
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Garrett & Leslie
You two have too much free time. Now if you both had a pair of bright yellow boxer shorts like mine you'd be too busy to dig up diagrams . See ya at Uwharrie
THE BIG DADDY |
Leslie N. Bright (Leslie)
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 09:34 pm: |
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Big Daddy,
The wife just had our chillun #3.... I've been too busy, it seems.... lol... I don't need no XD boxers....
-L |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Thursday, April 04, 2002 - 02:59 pm: |
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i think you mean XXXL boxers there leslie.......and i don't mean that in the sense you wish i did there Evan. haha.
yes i know i have too much free time. well some days i do......not today.
so you will be there no matter what? even if your truck is not done? |
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