I got a $30 serpentine belt tool. Does all this and more. Even functions really well as a breaker bar in a pinch.

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

Great!

@johncourtleigh6092

Жыл бұрын

I have one too, you need that extra length for leverage, that's what it's made for.

@user-we1xf2zx5p

9 ай бұрын

😅

@leftguam9945

16 күн бұрын

​@@johncourtleigh6092yeah, that's what she said 🤣

I have used this method since I was young. That was a long time ago. But thanks for posting. There are some who don't know about this stuff.👍🏼

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

👌🏼That's exactly the reason I posted it!

Forgot to mention its important to remove the tension SLOWLY. Those tensioners dont like sudden release 😂

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

Will be mentioned in the full video. Lol

@tsunami770

Жыл бұрын

That is true, they have sealed hydraulics in there.

@usmc0311

10 ай бұрын

That’s what she said

@user-jt3zc7ev6t

4 ай бұрын

❤​@@DIYAutoworksNG

Old trick never fails 😂😂

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

It doesn't. 😂

Or you can just use the 1/4” hole for your ratchet

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

Yea, if you have a fitting ratchet.

@JoseLuis-wd1rr

Жыл бұрын

​@@DIYAutoworksNG can I do my 2004 Toyota sienna.?? The belt looks old .

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

You should. Always better to replace as part of preventive maintenance than allowing the belt snap on you

@JoseLuis-wd1rr

Жыл бұрын

@@DIYAutoworksNG thanks you 👍

@Scoobydue420

10 ай бұрын

@@DIYAutoworksNGif you do not own multiple 1/4” ratchets, go back to being a secretary……. What a loser…

Just used this trick for the rear shocks on my truck. One lower bolt was backwards with no socket access. Works great, and kinda fun, too.

@DIYAutoworksNG

Ай бұрын

Cool! Yes it is

I ❤ the room these manufacturers gives us mechanics it’s a lot easier when the engine’s swinging in the breeze.

@DIYAutoworksNG

9 ай бұрын

😂 Succinctly put.

I bought a long handled 3/8 inch ratcheting driver with a thin hinged head for $34 at Harbor Freight that makes changing serpentine belts a breeze. I think it works better than even the "serpentine belt tool" and gets into tight places amazingly well for many jobs. It's money well spent if you can.

@DIYAutoworksNG

8 ай бұрын

Good one you got right there! Thanks for the suggestion.

It's so old we don't need another video.

That's the way I did it! A little hairy, but it worked!

@DIYAutoworksNG

10 ай бұрын

Cool!

Very good info ❤

@DIYAutoworksNG

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

All easy with a tensioner fitted, if you don't have one fitted it's the plastic blocks and grunting.

@DIYAutoworksNG

Ай бұрын

Lols. I usually fit them first before bearing down, at least on Honda/Toyota. Won't be surprised if there's an genius manufacturer that wants us to compress those heft springs on the bench before fitting 😐

Use six sided 12 sided tend to mess up the corners on the nuts

@lawman8877

11 ай бұрын

6 points also need alot more room to work with...

@DIYAutoworksNG

11 ай бұрын

Good point

@alejandrogaming9465

11 ай бұрын

@@lawman8877 that's true too, just feel like 6 sided should be used for higher torqued nuts and bolts.

Buddy Wrench the marvel of engineering prowus the 20th Century. You are a technician Sir

Whatever Works , works

Very useful

@DIYAutoworksNG

8 ай бұрын

Glad to hear. Thanks!

Great job my bro ❤

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@autoclinic783

Жыл бұрын

@@DIYAutoworksNG 🥰🥰

Yep.

This is an old technique that I used to use years ago!

@DIYAutoworksNG

11 ай бұрын

Yea, hence the title...

Reminds me of work

@DIYAutoworksNG

7 ай бұрын

🙂

Yep, but I have long-form airplane mechanic wrench sets, don't need the old hack anymore.

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

Pray for your fingers if that wrench slips lol

@DIYAutoworksNG

11 ай бұрын

Lol. Thanks. I've learnt to now only go before or after the pulley. If its going to slip though, it usually does before you get this far into the pull.

I still do that till this day

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

Same here😁

Then you let go and have to figure out how to take it off of the coolant hoses without breaking your hand/skin or that hose w that intense amount of pressure. I still have scars to this day

@DIYAutoworksNG

11 ай бұрын

Ouch! Thanks for the reminder for extra care while working on cars. We all have our stories and keep learning everyday. If I were a shop, would have gotten specialty tools considering how often these jobs come.

Натяжной ролик должен работать в стандартном режиме и без всякого усилия должен натянуть чтоб снять приводной ремень. А если с большим усилием, натяжитель нужно менять.

@DIYAutoworksNG

7 ай бұрын

Some manufacturers like Honda have a marker on the tensioner which shows when it's going bad.

my bolt is stripped. Any ideas how I can loosen it?

@DIYAutoworksNG

3 ай бұрын

Stripped bolt remover. The issue is going to be getting a stubby one.

Please confirm that how we can remove the old 4 bt cummins engine fan belt.....🙏

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, I'm yet to put my hands on a Cummins engine.

Can this work for a 2006 lancer ES?

@DIYAutoworksNG

5 ай бұрын

Yet to see the engine of a Mitsubushi live😱, so can't say. Usually works though as long as there's room.

Still wifely usted to this day

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

Yep, still widely in use till today!

Did this my whole life, and boy am I glad I don't anymore.

@DIYAutoworksNG

8 ай бұрын

Got a serpentine belt tool or you don't work on cars no more?

@Chris-un4ns

8 ай бұрын

@@DIYAutoworksNG work on cars for dealers, independent shops, self.

@DIYAutoworksNG

8 ай бұрын

👍🏼

@Chris-un4ns

8 ай бұрын

@@DIYAutoworksNG it was not fun lol, not make you rich, and not glamorous lol, but I never walked...

nice

@DIYAutoworksNG

10 ай бұрын

Thanks

The mechanics bowflex

@DIYAutoworksNG

10 ай бұрын

🤣😂😁

Boy struggled on that tensioner 😂😂

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

🤣

@johncourtleigh6092

Жыл бұрын

Exactly

Можно видео как размешивать чай ?

❤❤❤

@DIYAutoworksNG

7 ай бұрын

🙏🏼🙏🏼

Next step remove engine and begin the extraction fase.

@DIYAutoworksNG

9 ай бұрын

😂

Hmmm let me guess the Vehicle Toyota Corolla?

@DIYAutoworksNG

9 ай бұрын

You know your Corolla!

I missed the hack

Ummm... Im pretty sure that little thing on my car is stripped... So what's the next move... Obviously i need to change that

@DIYAutoworksNG

8 ай бұрын

Then you'll need to change the tensioner I would imagine.

Or if you know ur gonna be doing serpentine belts like all mechanics and some amateurs invest in the tensioner tool and don’t risk rolling that wrench off and bashing urself in the head or hurting ur moose knuckles 🧐🤓🥸

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

Lol. I'm DIY. Just have to ensure the linkage is solid before applying leverage.

That's not a hack that's how it was designed

@DIYAutoworksNG

8 ай бұрын

Not sure if the designer of the combination wrench had the double method in mind when he conceived the product...

I don't see a Hack at all? Just someone doing it the same as others have since they came out.

I wouldn't be game enough to put my finger between the pulley and belt like that

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

Fair point

that's like putting your shirt back in the dryer to get out the wrinkles...thanks!!!!

If the belt slips and catches your hand, hope you can use either that release tool or your cell phone. Unless you can holler really loud.

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for the concern though, best to pull from before or after the pulley.

@CJ-ow1cw

11 ай бұрын

Watch out the monster under the car might bite you too

It doesn't always work that easy

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

Yea. Some cars are a pain to work on.

That was a hack i thought it was standard procedure

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

It's so common place that it's not considered a hack, hence the title 'oldest hack...). I definitely don't think the inventors of the box wrench thought out the combination for leverage before product launch.

Cant wait till the part where the wrench flies off and you lose half the skin on your arm.

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

😅 Point taken. I usually ensure the lock between the wrenches is solid before pulling back. Once you have a good lock and at the tail end where the belt is ready to come off its quite unlikely the lock would fail. However, what I've definitely learnt from your comment and some others is to pick on the serpentine belt either before or after the pulley and not around it. Thanks.

Toyota Corolla

@DIYAutoworksNG

10 ай бұрын

💯👌🏼

Te estas ganando un machucon😂😂😂

@DIYAutoworksNG

11 ай бұрын

🤣

See tthats some pairs be so expensive tthem tight areas n stress you deal with plus if the bolts won't budge easily tthats hard more hours n ttime u gotta work on it working on 🚗 these days not so simple n easy like the old days 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Trick/ hack? I thought that's the way to do it...I guess everything is a trick or hack these days

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

My reference is on the 2 wrench combo for more leverage

@Alans-channel

Жыл бұрын

@@DIYAutoworksNG bruhh still very common

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

Very common no doubt.

@Alans-channel

Жыл бұрын

@@DIYAutoworksNG sorry my bad. I just have the wrong opinion to what KZread is about. People would make videos watching them have a crap if it would be legal. This spanner in Spanner thing is as old as the spanner it self....but ppl invent the wheel new!

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

Well, you'd be surprised that many people have no clue of it. It may come natural to those who've been around cars and DIY, but for those beginning to get their hands dirty, same may not hold. Also I totally get your point on how common it is. That's why the title says 'oldest hack...'

Toyota Avensis 1.8

@DIYAutoworksNG

11 ай бұрын

1.8L Matrix/Corolla with the 1ZZ-FE

And off course it's a Toyota

@DIYAutoworksNG

8 ай бұрын

👍🏼 You know your Toyota!

I just cut the belt

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

I personally wouldn't do this. I think the sudden jolt could harm the tensioner.

N👍👍👍👍👍

@DIYAutoworksNG

7 ай бұрын

🙏🏼🙏🏼

That's a toyota rav 4

Toyota Corolla?

@DIYAutoworksNG

4 ай бұрын

Yep. Toyota corolla for the win 😁

1zz engine

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

You know you stuff! 👍🏼

@user-d3jde58hj

Жыл бұрын

3zz 4zz

@lifeisgood5162

Жыл бұрын

I was going to say the same. I had 5 1zzfe in the past amog Corollas vibe and matrix. I love these 1zzfe

I thought the oldest hack for removing it was to cut it with a utility knife.

@DIYAutoworksNG

10 ай бұрын

I personally won't use that method due to the sudden rebound of the automatic tensioner.

Toyota "ZZ" engine 😂

@DIYAutoworksNG

11 ай бұрын

Yep. You know your 1ZZ's. 😁

@kminie3935

11 ай бұрын

Yeah. I know my 1zz in Celica. This engine is ruining me.

@DIYAutoworksNG

11 ай бұрын

Oil consumption?

@kminie3935

11 ай бұрын

No problem with the oil, lucky for me. Broken cylinder head, damaged crankshaft and connecting rod bearing. Within a year od purchase. Despite doing a full service the day after purchase. I Hope I wrote everything in this language correctly. I wish you successful repairs and a wide road. 😁

@DIYAutoworksNG

11 ай бұрын

That's tough! You wrote well. Thanks for the well wishes. All the best!

Toyota 2.5 lol

@DIYAutoworksNG

11 ай бұрын

1.8L 😊

Some of them not that easy

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

Spot on. Some cars are a pain to work on. Reason why I avoid some brands...

Ed

Es un mierd q Te topes con cosas así😂

@DIYAutoworksNG

11 ай бұрын

😅

Thats an old trick. 😂

@DIYAutoworksNG

2 ай бұрын

Hence the title. Lol

Itisnevereasy

Ratchet and a small pipe

@DIYAutoworksNG

10 ай бұрын

That works too. On this car though, space is pretty limited a ratchet and socket couldn't fit

Poor man’s budget

I used my 18” breaker bar to take the serpentine belt off the alternator in my BIL’s car

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

That's another way, and preferred if you have a breaker bar.

@somecrazyveteran

Жыл бұрын

@@DIYAutoworksNG dude I bought that thing because I was helping a friend with an oil change and the drain plug was torqued so tight that I had to hold a wrench on the drain plug and punch my hand to break torque and get it out. I bought that for sake of leverage and get the damn thing off in the future, that sucker has come in handy more times than I can remember.

@DIYAutoworksNG

Жыл бұрын

Gosh. Some evil oil change shops! An impact has been my savior in those kind of situations except where space is tight. Either way, a breaker bar is a must have for any serious DIYer!

@nunyabusiness5075

Жыл бұрын

Awesome if you have the room in the engine bay. I didn't, ended up buying the serepentine belt tool. It was worth the $25 or $30. I just wish the replacement belt wasn't a chirper. Time to use that tool again. LOL.

@somecrazyveteran

Жыл бұрын

@@nunyabusiness5075 it wasn’t that hard, new one went in smoother than when it came out lol. He’s had no issues with it since