When replace serpentine belt ?? 2000 GC - Jeeps Canada

01-24-2004, 04:22 PM

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James Nipper

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When replace serpentine belt ?? 2000 GC

My 2000 has 70K miles on it. Upon inspection, my drive belt (serpentine
belt) appears in good shape, with no visable cracks etc. The manual is a bit
vague about this, but it seems to say replace when wear shows up on
inspection.

As a matter of practice, what do you guys usually do about this ?

Thanks !!

--James--

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01-24-2004, 04:31 PM

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Jerry Bransford

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Re: When replace serpentine belt ?? 2000 GC

70K miles is a good point at which to replace the serpentine belt. Just a
FYI for anyone interested, cracks across a serpentine belt are normal so
don't let a mechanic point them out to you and claim it needs replacing.

Now longitudinal cracks, cracks running parallel to the edges of the belt,
are a different thing entirely and bad news. When those cracks appear, the
belt is nearly at the point of failure and it's definitely time to replace
it.

Jerry
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"James Nipper" <jnipper@nospam.fdn.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> My 2000 has 70K miles on it. Upon inspection, my drive belt
(serpentine
> belt) appears in good shape, with no visable cracks etc. The manual is a
bit
> vague about this, but it seems to say replace when wear shows up on
> inspection.
>
> As a matter of practice, what do you guys usually do about this ?
>
> Thanks !!
>
> --James--
>

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01-24-2004, 04:31 PM

#3

Jerry Bransford

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Re: When replace serpentine belt ?? 2000 GC

70K miles is a good point at which to replace the serpentine belt. Just a
FYI for anyone interested, cracks across a serpentine belt are normal so
don't let a mechanic point them out to you and claim it needs replacing.

Now longitudinal cracks, cracks running parallel to the edges of the belt,
are a different thing entirely and bad news. When those cracks appear, the
belt is nearly at the point of failure and it's definitely time to replace
it.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
To email, remove 'me' from my email address
N6TAY, PP-ASEL
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/

"James Nipper" <jnipper@nospam.fdn.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> My 2000 has 70K miles on it. Upon inspection, my drive belt
(serpentine
> belt) appears in good shape, with no visable cracks etc. The manual is a
bit
> vague about this, but it seems to say replace when wear shows up on
> inspection.
>
> As a matter of practice, what do you guys usually do about this ?
>
> Thanks !!
>
> --James--
>

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01-24-2004, 04:31 PM

#4

Jerry Bransford

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Re: When replace serpentine belt ?? 2000 GC

70K miles is a good point at which to replace the serpentine belt. Just a
FYI for anyone interested, cracks across a serpentine belt are normal so
don't let a mechanic point them out to you and claim it needs replacing.

Now longitudinal cracks, cracks running parallel to the edges of the belt,
are a different thing entirely and bad news. When those cracks appear, the
belt is nearly at the point of failure and it's definitely time to replace
it.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
To email, remove 'me' from my email address
N6TAY, PP-ASEL
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/

"James Nipper" <jnipper@nospam.fdn.com> wrote in message
news:i_6dnf_gwoq-f4_dRVn-gg@comcast.com...
>
>
> My 2000 has 70K miles on it. Upon inspection, my drive belt
(serpentine
> belt) appears in good shape, with no visable cracks etc. The manual is a
bit
> vague about this, but it seems to say replace when wear shows up on
> inspection.
>
> As a matter of practice, what do you guys usually do about this ?
>
> Thanks !!
>
> --James--
>

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