How To Replace Both Subaru Drive Belts
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- Опубликовано: 19 сен 2024
- For more information or a written out step by step you can stop by www.thediyguy.n... . A video on how to replace the alternator / power steering belt and the a/c belt on your Subaru.
2005 Legacy Alt & Power Steering Belt # Gates K050345
2005 Legacy A/C Belt # Gates K040332
Thank you from a disabled man, who with a little neighborly assist was able to change my ac belt in my 2001 Forester. Your video gave me the confidence as well as the knowledge of how. Thank you very much! More videos please. You are articulate and to the point. Not one action you preformed was wasted. Again...Thank You! From California with love.
Just replaced the alternator/power steering belt on our 2009 Forester.
Total time from leaving the house, grabbing toolkit, replacing belt, returning toolkit, back in the house...8 freakin' minutes! And $11.00!
I kid you not. Subarus rock!
+foadspammer Great glad to hear. Ya its fairly simple once you know how to replace them. Thanks for watching and taking the time to drop us a comment.
How is this even possible
@@TheDIYGuyDOTnet poop
straight to the point.no bullshit off topic jiber jaber .great vid .good job man .
Thanks.
TheDIYGuyDOTnet hey I just did my alternator and put back the belt I even marked the the thread by scratching it to make the mark my question is even though I marked it it feels tight how do I check how much is to tight cause if I run on the highway doesn't the belt tighten even more ? How much is to tight? Or do you think we're I marked it it should be ok ? Your video is great it you actually speak of tension on belt.
I saw another video where a guy said when you push on the belt between the pulleys you should have about 1/8" to 1/4" play. I'm not a car guy so he, and therefore I, may be wrong. Hope it helps though.
Nice video but, did you move the fan plug/wires? No matter what I do, I can't get any wrench on the lower locking nut
Excellent, clear explanation. Dealer wants $200 to do this. I'll knock it out this week with some Gator Back Belts instead.
Thank you and thanks for watching. Amazing what they charge to do a fairly simple task/ repair. Hope you were able to replace the belts fairly easy.
Awesome! Just watched this video to replace the belts in my 2003 Subaru Baja. I’m not super mechanically inclined but this video was easy to follow and I got the job done. I got the deep sockets and PB Blaster at Walmart and saved $100 on having this done at the shop! 🎉 also learns something new and built some mechanical confidence. Thank you!!
thanks for taking the time to do this. goes so much faster when I don't have to spend 10 mins trying to tell which is the tensioner.
+chris schmitz You're welcome, Glad we could help. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment.
Howdy!!
I just wanna say a massive thank you for this video!!
I just saved myself over $300 to DIY.
Plus it was easy to understand and no sponsors added or mentioned!!
Thank you, very informative. When I heard what the stealership wanted to charge i laughed at them. Your video has given me the confidence to do this myself, thanks for saving me money!
Chad H Your welcome, Glad we could help save you some money and give you the confidence to complete this repair yourself. Thanks for watching.
One thing you forgot to mention (messed me up) was that bolt to adjust the tension for the A/C is a left-hand tread bolt. So opposite for tightening and loosening the tension pully on that belt.
Good video,straight to the point, looked easy enough for me, with a lot of mechanical experience and tools, to do my 1996 Subaru Legacy Outback . However, when I got to the point of loosening the locking bolt for the AC belt tensioner, there was insufficient clearance between the bolt and an OEM fan motor mounted on the back side of my radiator. With my short (total length 7/8") 12 mm socket alone on the bolt, there was only 1/4"clearance between the base of the socket and the fan housing, not nearly enough to attach a 3/8"-drive ratchet wrench. The tensioning bracket is U-shaped around both sides of the bolt, so you cant get an open-end wrench on it. My 1/2" offset closed-end wrench is just a bit too big to grab it and I didn't have a 12 mm offset. Fortunately, I happened to have a length of 3/8" square steel bar (rod) lying around and was able to cut off a length (7/8") to insert it in the socket drive hole and grab with a 3/8" open-end wrench to loosen the bolt.
This is the best vid for this operation. I have watched entirely too many. Good job.
Great tutorial! I didn't need to change my belt, just figure out the tightening of the tension bolt. Squealing is all gone! Cheers mate!
Excellent video, thanks so much for making this! I did notice one small omission. After removing the covers and loosening the first two 12 mm bolts, my alternator refused to budge. I tried pushing on the bolt, hammering the bolt, pushing on the alternator; nothing worked. I even contemplated standing on top of the alternator! Then I noticed the little 12 mm mounting bolt on the right side of the alternator. Could that be holding it in place? It was very tight, but with some effort, the right bolt cracked loose and, sure enough, the alternator rotated down just like in your video. What a relief! I finally was able to get the new belt over the alternator pulley. I hope others who are struggling with this step will read this and solve their problem too.
Wonderful. I followed your CLEAR instructions to the T. Within an hour I was done and my beast was purring like the cat that got the canary. Thank a lot! I am definitely following you and keep posting so that we take care of our Subaru's .
You're welcome, Glad we could help. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment and we will.
Great video! My 80-year old dad has squealing belts on his 2000 Forester L. I'll be using this video to get the tools and instructions to replace them for him. Thanks a lot!
dude thanks for the easy/ straight forward video. exactly what i need. for some reason a lot of other videos i find they remove coolent, and are fixing a lot more then i think i need to replace
What a great guide! I'm planning to tackle this job next week when the belts I've ordered have arrived. It looks easy enough even for a non-mechanic like me, so I'll give it a go and I'll let you know how it went!
+UtterlyAwesomeVideos Thanks. Hopefully replacing the belts will go easy for you. Thanks for watching.
I just bought my FIRST Subaru!. Its a 2004 forester 2.5x. I cant wait to start to really work on it. I just did my first repair, i changed the headlamp bulb.
Nice, Glad you found our channel there's a few videos on fixing things on Subaru's. Hopefully replacing the bulb went smoothly for you. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment. Good Luck with your new to you Subaru.
Great vid, clear and concise. Replacing my AC belt today and feel pretty confident about it after this. Thanks for taking the time to make the video.
One of the best how-to videos I've ever seen... No bull, no fluff, and a BEAUTIFULLY detailed and demonstrative instructional video. Excellent... Really!
Great, Glad you found our video helpful. Thanks for the kind words and for watching.
Excellent video. Steady hand, right to the point and no extra BS...
Thank you so much!! Thought the belts were the issue, here I had some work done a few days (needed a new power steering pump/steering brackets installed). The idiots at the shop completely forgot to put the adjustor bolt back on to hold the alternator in place, therefore the front belt was loose, your video saved us
You're welcome, Glad we could help before it ended up throwing the belt off and leaving you on the side of the road. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment. Hopefully the shop still had the adjuster bolt to put back on.
appreciate your wonderful video, I was able to change one of my belt, front one for $18 from Autozone rather than paying someone $400 and up. Thank you, planning on changing the other belt over the weekend.
Probably the best DIY video I've seen. Very helpful. Thanks!
Thank you SOOOOO MUCH for posting this video! $22 and 18 minutes (and that's only because I had to play/pause along with the video) and I am done. Saved me $130 over what Jiffy Lube wanted and now I know how to fix this myself. You rock!
You're welcome, Glad we could help. That's the exact reason we started this channel. Thanks for watching.
thanks for the video my son came home with a new 2nd hand car and the belts were faulty you video was perfect thank you
Great video. No nonsense and right to the point. I wish all video makers would do the same.
Great video, no corny music, got the point and easy to follow!
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This video is fantastic! Thank you. Now I can say I have changed my own belts. Subaru is nice having them right up front, of course!
Awesome video! Thanks so much for posting this. I was able to replace both belts on my '08 Legacy in about 30 minutes - first time ever trying to do this.
+Clay Davis Thank you. Awesome glad to hear we could give you the confidence to complete this repair successfully. Thanks for watching and taking the time to drop us a comment.
Thanks for this!! made this job on my 08 Forester easy! I wish other vehicles I've owned were this easy!!
Nice simple instructions. Giving the bolt sizes is a nice touch.
awesome video. 2 belts changed in about 15 minutes. saved me a hundred quid.
I just finished mine. Everything works fine. This is very helpful. Thank you.
perfect, simple, informative video. Thanks. DIY car maintenance is something everyone should be familiar with.
You're welcome. Glad we could help. Yes its a good thing for people to have a little knowledge or at least be familiar with some car maintenance. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment. Don't forget to give the video a thumbs up. Thanks
Thank you for saving me time. No more squeaks out of this 01 legacy wagon
Very helpful, super easy, and straight to the point 💯
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Thank you for the video! I've used it several times now and reference it each time I replace my belts.
Thank you VERY MUCH for your INFORMATIVE VIDEO that helped me avoid the expense of paying for a MECHANIC, their hourly wage has gotten RIDICULOUS especially when I'm quite handy with a wrench and I have most any tools I need except for air tools which is more of a inconvenience rather than a impossibly of doing the task.🤗😁👍. Keep up the good work, I like being SELF-SUFFICIENT.👍
Thanks for a quick and to the point video, I just did this /with your help/ to my Subaru.
Thank you! Replaced both belts with your easy instructions
This is terrific; this video was just what I needed. I appreciate the detail, helpful commentary and good video. I'm a single over-50 working mom and have relied on many of your videos. Thank you!
Charlotte Anderson Well thank you and thanks for watching. Glad to hear our videos are helping people.
Thanks a bunch! I just got my subaru a month ago so I don't know a lot about them yet and I was toatlly lost trying to find the tensioner so you rly saved my ass on that one!
Your welcome. Glad we could help you get your belts replaced or at least adjusted. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to drop us a comment.
Great video. There is a lot of debate however, if the crankshaft pulley on a WRX is in fact a harmonic balancer at all though, it seems to consist of two steel parts, and a rubber ring in between. The rubber ring is not a harmonic balancer, and apparently serves to only dampen the alternator and/or power-steering a bit.
Big help on my Impreza project today. My sincere thanks!
Thanks for taking the time for this video,short and sweet told the tale.
Thanks for saving me from another car repair bill!
God bless!
Great video. I used it to change my A/C Belt. Need to have the right tools which is mentioned in the video. Great help!
Thanks, Glad we could help get your a/c belt replaced. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment.
Clear, concise explanation. Got the job done very quickly. Thanks.
Awesome, Glad to hear it went smoothly and quickly for you. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment.
thanks my friend , the job is done , both drive belts replaced and the AC pulley lubricated with WD40 and every thing now is working fine and quite :)
You're welcome,Glad we could help. You might want to try some Kroil next time works great for lubricating things. I think its better then WD-40.
Thanks...No Acting...No Rap...just info....
Huge thank you from DAZ in australia
Thanks so much for this, i wanted to replace my power steering belt as it sounds like its the issue but i did not want to spend what the mechanic was charging on something that may not be the issue!
awesome video, made it very easy and understandable. Im actually about to change both my belts as we speak. im not so frightened anymore. Thank you
+gcorley89 Thank you. Glad we could help. Hopefully you have gotten the repair done successfully and with ease. Thanks for watching.
Thanks heaps, mate. Looks like a pretty straight forward job, so I'll give it a crack myself, rather than taking the car to a shop.
Thanks for the video. Saved hundreds by making the effort. Very clear instructions.
You're welcome, lad we could help save you some $$. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment. Don't forget to give the video a thumbs up. Thanks
Thank you - just changed my belt on my 04 SF thanks to you
Thanks! Not sure that I saved much money by tightening the power steering belt myself, but every bit helps.
You're welcome, Maybe not so much with just tightening the belt but when you need to replace them you will know how.
Thanks for the video! All is quiet now under the hood. '95 Impreza pushes on towards 200k. Not giving up!
You're welcome, Glad to hear we could help. That's just breaking in for a Subaru especially if it has the 2.2L motor. I have 275k on my 2.5L Outback and its still going strong.
Thxz for this video. Highly recommend this video to anyone that need to change their belt on a subaru
You're welcome. Thanks.
Thank you so much, very informative and doesn't seem hard to do at all. I'm going to attempt to do mine. And save some cash. 👍👍
Thank you i was acting like a monkey wanting to do weird stuff. Saved the day and money i don't have! Silly lady trying to make sure i can get to work🏵️
This saved my another 100 bucks and tons of time. I know nothing of cars and it was super easy to replace my belt. not sure I can do the power steering pump however :(
Glad we could help you save some more $ and time. Replacing a pump isn't that bad the hard part is getting all the air out after you replace it.
Good job. Nice clear video. Wish I had watched this before trying to tension my belts. I wouldn't be looking for video on how to replace a tension adjustment nut if I had.
Cheers, Dale
+Dale Anderson Thank you and thanks for watching. A lot of people make that mistake.
Good video. I would like to add to make sure you get the right belt at the parts store. It can be confusing and I only needed the alternator belt. Went back and got the right one, not that big of a deal.
Yes, very important to know the details of the car and the manufactures date as some are a split year and have a different belt and also what belt your looking to replace.
Thanks man I changed my belt with the help of your video!
Thank you, fantastic video! How do you gauge how snug the belts should be?
Technically there is.. The way to check the tension is to press on the belt from the outside of the loop towards the inside (on the flat, wide side of the belt...), at a point midway between the alternator or A/C pulley (depending on which belt you are checking) and the point where the belts cross, and apply 10kg/22pounds of pressure (can use a fish scale for that.). Properly tensioned new belts should have 7-9mm of play, reused belts should have 9-11mm.(something close to that in your owners manual. The easy way is to wiggle the belt where I did and make sure you have no more then 1/2" of travel. The belts will wear in a bit and need to be tightened again later on.
Thanks for the great video! Kept to the point, a single watch is all it took for me to get this right the first time. Thanks again! The car I worked on was a 2003 Baja
You're welcome, Glad we could help. Thanks for watching and leaving us a comment.
Awesome video think you just saved me $150 didn't know with just basic tools this can be done.
awesome video, thanks for including the socket sizes, saved tons of time! straight to the point! Loved it!
Glad we could help. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment.
Hi there. First time watching one of your videos and I must say what a wonderful job you do. You think of errors that novice car mechanics will encounter by showing which bolt to use for "holes" knowing that some will forget to keep up with it or mix there bolts.
+Darius Gill Thanks for the kind words I just try and be as thorough as I can to make sure anyone can complete the repair and have success. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a comment and for watching.
@@TheDIYGuyDOTnet This video was a perfect match for my 2008 Forester. One complication for me was that the 12 mm bolt on the alternator that held the right side of the left cover shifted when I moved the alternator up and down. I had to lower the alternator again, slide the bolt forward (toward the front of the car), and hold it in place while I raised the alternator.
@@dlxmarks Yes, This video should work for early 90's Subaru's up till 2008-2009 when they went to the stretch belt. Glad to hear it went rather easy for you and that we could help you get your belts replaced on your Subaru. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment. Don't forget to give the video a thumbs up. Thanks
Hello, I just wanna say thank you for teaching me how to fix my belt! I saved money and time! Can you do a how to do an oil change on the Subaru? I got a 07 Subaru Legacy! Thank you once again I subbed to your channel
Only an air ratchet for the covers?
Thank you for the no BS video. I feel ready to tackle the squeaky belt running my AC in my 07 Forester. The other belt is fine but I'll change it anyways.
You're welcome, Glad we could help. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment. Hopefully everthing will go smoothly for you. Might as well if your in there taking the other one apart or at least check it out for cracks, glazing. Don't forget to give the video a thumbs up/ like if you haven't already. Thanks
Great video brother. First time i've seen someone use pb blaster on the adjuster threads, this would have helped me out big time in that I went to adjust my AC Compressor belt in the frigid cold last night, threads were stuck, gave it a little bit of pressure and boom, cracked the adjuster. Fortunately it's an easy fix and a cheap part! My struggle though is getting the belts to the correct tension to where they won't squeak, looks like you pretty easily were able to tell the correct tension?
This car is pretty easy to work on!
I broke my pulley tensioner to my a/c cause I was watching this and my phone died in the process and I ended up breaking the adjuster to the a/c belt. Fuck. Lol it's just kinda wiggling now till I look how much it costs but this very helpful thank you. I just wish my phone didn't die and I made a mistake
Khailien Tran That sucks sorry to hear. You Could find one at a junk yard for much cheaper then new. A few years and different models will fit as they didn't change them. Your welcome.
Thanks for the video and the write-up on your site! I've been putting this off for a year and this made it look super simple. Liked and subbed
Great video , clear and easy instructions ...
Thank you! Thanks for watching and taking the time to drop us a comment.
Very well explained..
Do you have video on replacing..
Timing belt..and waterpump..
Thanks big dawg. Got the car
Going thanks to you
Thank you for this video. Like many others, saved a few hundred because of your video.
Can I suggest that the belt part numbers be listed in the description as well?
I found it the numbers via searching the comments for your reply on it (may have missed it looking for it on your blog), though found it eventually... But was good to know as suppliers describe the belts in very vague descriptions, so hard to tell if you're getting the correct one.
Thank you again.
You're welcome, Glad we could help. Ya I'll do that right now and I'll also add them on to the blog as well as I think we just have links to them in the first few sentences but no part numbers. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment. Don't forget to give the video a thumbs up/ like as it moves it up and makes it easier for others to find. Thanks
Cracks ACROSS the ridges is perfectly normal. Only when there is splitting length-wise and/or missing/worn ridges is it necessary to repace the belt.
Thank for the write up. I did nt even know there were two belts...LOL
lol. Your welcome. Thanks for watching.
Just did this today, thanks so much! Saved me tons of money!
+Abraham Hungria Your welcome, Glad we could help you get the belts replaced and save you some money. Thanks for watching.
Thanks man. Easily explained.
Clearly & well explained! Thanks.
Thanks for the great video, helped me change both belts!!
Thanks. Very informative. Made the job a lot easier.
Great video, nicely explained, £11 for the belt - that was all the cost
Glad we could help you replace the belt yourself and help save you some $$. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment.
Thanks for this - dead easy and saved me a trip to the garage!
jimbill98 Your welcome, Glad we could help. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for your video love it very clear and straight forward
Great video, probably saved me a bit of money by doing it myself.
Great, Glad to hear that's what this channel is all about saving people some money and empowering them to fix it themselves.
Thank you for the video. So the bolt on top next to the alternator (vertical one) broke when I was loosening it. I guess it was very old. Of course I'm going to replace it (once I get the other half out), but would you say it's unsafe to drive with just the 12mm horizontal bolt in there holding the alternator?
You sir, saved me a lot of money. Thank you very much and sincerely appreciated.
Harold Palms You are welcome, Glad we could help. Thanks for watching and taking the time to tell us we have helped you.
Thanks! Super easy and to the point. Just did my forester :)
You're welcome, Glad we could help get the belts replaced on your forester. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment. Don't forget to give the video a thumbs up like if you haven't already. Thanks
saved me $130 thanks!
+jheise44 Great glad to hear we could help save so money. Thanks for watching.
This was a great easy to follow video. saved me a wad of $. Thanks so much
You're welcome, Glad we could help save you some money during these crazy times. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave us a comment. Don't forget to give the video a thumbs up/ like if you haven't already. Thanks
Just wanted to say thank you! Great video and super helpful!
Great video. Thank you