2013-2018 2.5L Toyota Rav4 - Tensioner Pulley Replacement

[@loganbeach1719]

What should the tensioner pulley look like when idling. Should it have some back and bounce?

[@Kanemo89]

Good🎉

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[@thomas9469]

Is it normal the tensioner go bad this early. Mine went out at 100 000 miles alone with the belt. Also oem vs aftermarket matters, I bought the gates brand. Thanks

[@kcee7841]

Fr. My sister's rav coughed up the belt at 68,000 miles.

[@thomas9469]

@@kcee7841 man I feel like it’s too early. My Rav ending changing belt and tensioner.

[@thomas9469]

@@kcee7841 man I feel like it’s too early. My Rav ending changing belt and tensioner.

[@ddk80]

What kind of symptoms did you guys have? I am hearing a whistling noise above 20mph from the passenger side. Below 20mph three is no noise. I thought it was the alternator, but I still have the noise after replacing. I also put on a new belt. My mechanic ruled out wheel bearing.

[@thomas9469]

@@ddk80 my belt partly broke while driving mechanic said it was the issue with tensioner end up changing both.

[@edlugo9557]

Is the Predator the cameraman?

[@Chitown388]

putting the belt back is the hard part! And this video doesn't show it.

[@karkule5919]

Exactly.

[@feeshermann726]

I spent at least an hour trying to put it back on. In the end, it strangely fit on easily...still not sure what I did right.

[@feeshermann726]

I just figured how to easily put the belt back on!!! You loop the belt over the alternator from the top and feed it downwards.Now from the bottom, you put a 14 mm wrench on the wheel nut part of the tensioner and push it upwards to the left thus creating a large amount of slack allowing you to position the belt over the pulleys as required. I was trying to pivot the tensioner from the top side and then wedge wood in the gap to keep it slack so I could replace the belt. What a waste of an hour. Now I know!

[@Chitown388]

@@feeshermann726 thanks for sharing! I experienced the same difficulty and all of a sudden, somehow, the belt fell into place

[@chrisvitale3500]

I😊