Oldest hack removing serpentine belt

About the oldest leverage hack for unhooking the serpentine belt during removal or replacement.
#serpentinebelt #hack #shorts #diycarrepair

[@mmix224]

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

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

Great!

[@johncourtleigh6092]

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

[@user-we1xf2zx5p]

😅

[@leftguam9945]

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

[@atownpronoun]

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

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

Will be mentioned in the full video. Lol

[@tsunami770]

That is true, they have sealed hydraulics in there.

[@usmc0311]

That’s what she said

[@user-jt3zc7ev6t]

❤​@@DIYAutoworksNG

[@Daniel_Antonio_Arellano782]

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]

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

[@rpm2dayg648]

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]

Cool! Yes it is

[@blowndome]

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

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

Yea, if you have a fitting ratchet.

[@JoseLuis-wd1rr]

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

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

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

[@JoseLuis-wd1rr]

@@DIYAutoworksNG thanks you 👍

[@Scoobydue420]

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

[@Msjskdk]

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

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

😂 Succinctly put.

[@seunfire]

Old trick never fails 😂😂

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

It doesn't. 😂

[@johnelder4273]

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]

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

[@mrpixelsurvival8189]

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

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

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 😐

[@alejandrogaming9465]

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

[@lawman8877]

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

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

Good point

[@alejandrogaming9465]

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

[@TheMRSTEVEN]

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

[@stanzingyaltson1280]

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

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

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

[@GnarlyCharlieGuns]

Very useful

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

Glad to hear. Thanks!

[@geofjones9]

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

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

Cool!

[@user-ft7py9dl1n]

Very good info ❤

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

Thanks!

[@donaldace21]

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]

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.

[@elttabykcir]

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

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

Yea, hence the title...

[@autoclinic783]

Great job my bro ❤

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

Thanks!

[@autoclinic783]

@@DIYAutoworksNG 🥰🥰

[@rickelliott777]

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

[@brokeandbored85]

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

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

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

[@feegureeetout]

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]

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

[@CJ-ow1cw]

Watch out the monster under the car might bite you too

[@llewellyn56]

Yep.

[@jessematheus1654]

Can this work for a 2006 lancer ES?

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

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

[@peted5217]

Whatever Works , works

[@user-js8vw5tk2m]

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]

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

[@user-gl6wk8gn6c]

Reminds me of work

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

🙂

[@tsunami770]

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

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

Nice!

[@alanartola2250]

I still do that till this day

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

Same here😁

[@williamkoehler9048]

Pray for your fingers if that wrench slips lol

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

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.

[@juanbiurquis8912]

Hmmm let me guess the Vehicle Toyota Corolla?

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

You know your Corolla!

[@chrisknecht5901]

Next step remove engine and begin the extraction fase.

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

😂

[@lonewolfe5960]

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]

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

[@Chris-un4ns]

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

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

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

[@Chris-un4ns]

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

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

👍🏼

[@Chris-un4ns]

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

[@TUOYUAN-BearingManufacturer]

nice

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

Thanks

[@Litron6]

Still wifely usted to this day

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

Yep, still widely in use till today!

[@beryean1366]

The mechanics bowflex

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

🤣😂😁

[@MichaelWhite-nt6vy]

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

[@jamesmcginnis9046]

Boy struggled on that tensioner 😂😂

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

🤣

[@johncourtleigh6092]

Exactly

[@skeenyce7334]

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]

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

[@mokuj1980]

Можно видео как размешивать чай ?

[@sabathansalinas9579]

Toyota Corolla

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

💯👌🏼

[@johnsheppard8396]

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

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

Fair point

[@royalflush8173]

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

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

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

[@kamranbutt5850]

1zz engine

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

You know you stuff! 👍🏼

[@user-d3jde58hj]

3zz 4zz

[@lifeisgood5162]

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

[@YJ_Mechanic]

❤❤❤

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@morda537]

Toyota Avensis 1.8

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

1.8L Matrix/Corolla with the 1ZZ-FE

[@anyothernamelikemashugana2532]

That was a hack i thought it was standard procedure

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

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.

[@albertmurray5700]

It doesn't always work that easy

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

Yea. Some cars are a pain to work on.

[@olliperez9022]

I missed the hack

[@Loucfr]

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

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

😅 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.

[@Alans-channel]

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

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

My reference is on the 2 wrench combo for more leverage

[@Alans-channel]

@@DIYAutoworksNG bruhh still very common

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

Very common no doubt.

[@Alans-channel]

@@DIYAutoworksNG sorry my bad. I just have the wrong opinion to what KZbin 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]

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...'

[@dariusstack]

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 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@blacktea-lx9xt]

Toyota Corolla?

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

Yep. Toyota corolla for the win 😁

[@humberto2886]

Te estas ganando un machucon😂😂😂

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

🤣

[@Richard-gn6hw]

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

[@Robert-ko8fi]

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

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

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

[@georgiosgiannopoulos737]

And off course it's a Toyota

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

👍🏼 You know your Toyota!

[@chapin201ify]

I just cut the belt

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

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

[@WCG2024]

That's a toyota rav 4

[@kminie3935]

Toyota "ZZ" engine 😂

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

Yep. You know your 1ZZ's. 😁

[@kminie3935]

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

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

Oil consumption?

[@kminie3935]

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]

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

[@g.f.p.8630]

Some of them not that easy

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

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

[@jesusyeshuaelelyonelshadai6295]

Toyota 2.5 lol

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

1.8L 😊

[@Alberth-Ingles]

Es un mierd q Te topes con cosas así😂

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

😅

[@MrNisaar2.0]

N👍👍👍👍👍

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@larrypiper7674]

Itisnevereasy

[@mr.sept.5790]

Thats an old trick. 😂

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

Hence the title. Lol

[@sergeantcraphead]

Ed

[@jaketregler7423]

Ratchet and a small pipe

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

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

[@somecrazyveteran]

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

[@DIYAutoworksNG]

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

[@somecrazyveteran]

@@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]

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]

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]

@@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

[@gddb831]

Poor man’s budget