Gatorback Serpentine Belt Install Help
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All the information you need is right under your nose when you open the hood, literally 
If you look at the radiator cover there will be a sticker displaying both the 4.6 and 5.4 belt route.
Get a 1/2 break bar, put it in the tensioner, and push down to release the belt... very very easy job.
If you look at the radiator cover there will be a sticker displaying both the 4.6 and 5.4 belt route.
Get a 1/2 break bar, put it in the tensioner, and push down to release the belt... very very easy job.
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Originally Posted by gators241987
is there any reason for getting this gatorback belt? performance? increase gas mpg?
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From: Nichols, SC
Originally Posted by shaunakadub
All the information you need is right under your nose when you open the hood, literally
If you look at the radiator cover there will be a sticker displaying both the 4.6 and 5.4 belt route.
Get a 1/2 break bar, put it in the tensioner, and push down to release the belt... very very easy job.
If you look at the radiator cover there will be a sticker displaying both the 4.6 and 5.4 belt route.
Get a 1/2 break bar, put it in the tensioner, and push down to release the belt... very very easy job.
Where's the tensioner?
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Originally Posted by fowlerjc
Where's the tensioner?
Well mine is a 4.6l, so I don't know if its the same... but it was more on the passenger side when standing in front of the truck. It's like an arm almost that has a pulley on the end of it with a square socket entrance (aka breaker bar) in the middle of that pulley. Basically it's the only one that will move when pressure is applied.
I believe the drawing also shows the tensioner (indicated by dotted lines as opposed to solid lines)... but I could be wrong.
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the part number varies from year to year, even for the same exact engines. Best move would be to use the goodyear website and look up the correct part number for your year and engine model. I did that and then bought my belt through Autozone.com.
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From: Rhode Island
Originally Posted by f150boudreaux
i changed mine this weekend,had 29,000 miles on it and it was split in two. for what we pay for a truck i really think ford can put a better belt on it than that thin peace of junk.
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From: Graham TX
http://www.millionmilevan.com/assets/images/Beard36.JPG
Just because of his awsome sideburns.
It also says he got 500,000 miles out of the belt.
Just because of his awsome sideburns.
It also says he got 500,000 miles out of the belt.
