I am going to change my serp belt today as I have 76000 miles on the current one and it is starting to squeal on start up. Anybody done this yet on an 04 that could provide any tips to make this easier?

 

Sorry, nope. I have over 130M on mine, dealer says lookes fine (mostly hway miles) but I think i'll change mine shortly. :o

 

Get a friend to help... it is not that bad.

Use a gatorback to replace the OEM.

 

https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...5&postcount=15

 

Thank you. I did get the gatorback, I was was wondering how the swap went. Any tips, and how long did it take?

 

Easy if you follow the path printed under the hood. Leave one of the smooth pulleys (fan) for the last one to wrap it around, there won't be much slack left and it'll be damn near impossible to get over the lips on the other pulleys.

 

do you have to remove the fan shroud?

 

No. You may have to shimmy under the truck to get the belt on the crank pulley, but otherwise it's a walk in the park.

 

cool everyone, thanks for the replies.