Drive belt Noise

I did some research and talked to a few people before replacing the drive belt.

Few videos on the internet and One guy in person said; It is a two person job to replace the drive belt, and that it was hard to do.
Balderdash!

Needed a new drive belt - researched -  RockAuto.com had the best price.
You need to check that site out if you have not already. I have purchased a number of things from them in the past.



Lets get to it!
Im 5,9 so first thing I did was lay down some pallets on the sides, so that it was easy for me to get to the belt from the top.

The only tools I used

I used a 1/2" ratchet, a socket big enough to fit over the end of my ratchet with an extension. With the long extension I had lots of leverage. It was easy to pull on the tensioner with one hand, and then I just slipped the belt off.

the hardest part for me was getting the new belt into position. It just took some patients and a long pri-bar (you can use anything to help you) to push the belt down.






RockAuto.com had such a price I was able to get the heavy duty belt. See how much wider the new green one is compared to the old black one.

Ratchet on the tensioner with the Socket an
Extension on the end of the ratchet.

Here are some pictures. It is real tight in there, so it was hard to get a good picture.

Long story short, it was not hard to do. It just took a little time.

The old belt was thiner than the new belt.