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Old 11-05-2017, 10:04 AM
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Hello everyone. Here is a video I made on replacing the drive belts. I really wish these cars had a spring tensioner, but my method works pretty well. Check it out Shown on a G35, but should be the same
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Old 11-06-2017, 08:48 AM
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Nice video... good job getting the camera into those tight spaces to show what needs to be done One correction: that is not a water pump, its just an idle pulley which can be removed as detailed here.

My AC belt finally snapped at 71K so I replaced it this weekend. I forget to count the turns and just used the twist method to determine the tension. I ran the car for 2 mins while still on the jack stands and got no squealing so I must have done it correctly. I then gave the tension screw 1 extra turn since FSM says to ensure the crank turns a few times before confirming the final proper tension.

Honestly the hardest part of this job is getting the car in the air and undertray off as lots of 10mm bolts/screws have to come out. After that it's a piece of cake. The only challenge is limited working space between the fans and engine block.
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Mine are hella cracked. Thanks
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thank You. Very well demonstrated. Learned something new. This is HOW To videos should be.




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