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Hi, I'm Don from 1A Auto. I hope this how-to video helps you out, and next time you need parts for your vehicle, think of 1AAuto.com. Thanks.
In this video, we're going to show you how to replace the A/C serpentine belt on this 2002 Chevy Suburban with the 5.3 liter V8 engine, and it's the same part and process on the Suburbans from 2000 to 2008. The items you'll need for this are a new A/C belt from 1AAuto.com, a 10mm and 15mm socket and ratchet, flat blade screwdriver, and a 3/8 inch ratchet.
Start off by loosening these two hose clamps, using your flat blade screwdriver and we'll just fast forward as Don does this. Now, just pry this clip out and then pull the hose back and you may need a flat blade screwdriver to help you pry it free and then pull forward and lift it up and out. Next, remove these two 10mm bolts and we'll fast forward as Don does that and pry the clip on this hose out of the fan shroud and then remove these four clips around your shroud. To remove these clips, you just pry up the center and then pull the clip out. We'll fast forward as Don does this to the other three. Now just pull that hose back and lift the shroud straight up and out.
Right here, is your tensioner. Just put the 15mm socket and ratchet on it, and push down on the ratchet, and this will release the tension on the belt, and you can pull the belt from the pulleys. You want to just reach down, pull it off all the pulleys, and the belt will be free, and you can just pull it up and out.
Underneath the front bumper, you'll see this plate and you need to remove these five 15mm bolts and we'll fast forward as Don removes those. Behind the plate is your A/C belt tensioner and you just use a 3/8 inch ratchet, just pull down on the tensioner and then pull your A/C belt free, it pulls right off.
On the left is the old A/C belt, on the right is the new one from 1A Auto. You can see they're identical and they'll fit exactly the same. Feed your new A/C belt back up into place and, for now, you're really just preliminarily getting it into place. Then use your ratchet on the tensioner, and, now, make sure the belt is on all the pulleys and that's it's on all the way. Once the belt is in the right position on each of the pulleys, carefully release the tension on the tensioner and pull your ratchet free, put the skid plate back up into place, and replace those five 15mm bolts and tighten them up.
Now, located at the front of your truck, you'll see this serpentine belt diagram. You want to follow this when you're putting your belt back on, and really it's hard to show us doing it so you're going to have to refer to that, but it's pretty simple to follow. Everything's where it needs to be and you can see he starts with the lower pulleys and just starts feeding the belt down and around each of them following that diagram. We'll fast forward as he does the majority of this. Once you've got it on all but one pulley, push back down on the tensioner and double check, make sure your belt's on all the pulleys properly and that it's not just half on some of them. Then you just get it into position and then, carefully release the tension on the tensioner and pull the ratchet free.
Now, to replace the shroud, just push it back down into place and then replace those four clips. Just push them back down into place and push the center down to lock them. Push the hose back into place and then replace those two 10mm bolts. Now, take this air-intake hose and push it back down into place on the air-intake box and then on to the engine and then just tighten up those two hose clamps. Then just re-clip that hose to the air-intake hose and you're all set.
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