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Happy Holidays guys. Got a hissing drive belt tensioner and wondering if I can replace just the pulley or do I have to do the whole assembly? Thanks
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You can replace just the pulley or the full assembly. Looks to be about $25 difference between the two options at RockAuto.Happy Holidays guys. Got a hissing drive belt tensioner and wondering if I can replace just the pulley or do I have to do the whole assembly? Thanks
Prudence says do it all, just once. I just lost a drive belt right after exiting commuter traffic next to Disneyland. I made it through the traffic light at the end of the ramp, then the belt fell off. It was an 08 Denali XL.
With five kids in the truck I simultaneously lost steering and the coolant began to steam out from the tank from overheating. With motor off I lost power to brakes. I got lucky and pulled into a parking lot. AAA f’d me and made me wait 3hrs for a tow a block away from a **********. At dusk the hobos came out and had to Uber all the kids to the park where the wife was.
Those pulleys and tensioners are critical to these trucks. Mine had just been replaced and also had a new belt. Shit happens, it fell off. Thankfully we took two cars because, even with a 2nd row bench seat, we were one seat belt short of getting 8 people in the Denali XL. Fortunately my wife was already at the park with another car to receive all the kids.
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And a new belt.I agree....the assembly is the way to go....3 bolts, 20 minutes and you're done.