About the oldest leverage hack for unhooking the serpentine belt during removal or replacement. #serpentinebelt #hack #shorts #diycarrepair
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@mmix224 Жыл бұрын
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-we1xf2zx5p10 ай бұрын
😅
@leftguam9945Ай бұрын
@@johncourtleigh6092yeah, that's what she said 🤣
@atownpronoun Жыл бұрын
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.
@usmc031111 ай бұрын
That’s what she said
@user-jt3zc7ev6t5 ай бұрын
❤@@DIYAutoworksNG
@Daniel_Antonio_Arellano782 Жыл бұрын
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!
@rpm2dayg6482 ай бұрын
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.
@DIYAutoworksNG2 ай бұрын
Cool! Yes it is
@blowndome Жыл бұрын
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 👍
@Scoobydue42011 ай бұрын
@@DIYAutoworksNGif you do not own multiple 1/4” ratchets, go back to being a secretary……. What a loser…
@Msjskdk10 ай бұрын
I ❤ the room these manufacturers gives us mechanics it’s a lot easier when the engine’s swinging in the breeze.
@DIYAutoworksNG10 ай бұрын
😂 Succinctly put.
@seunfire Жыл бұрын
Old trick never fails 😂😂
@DIYAutoworksNG Жыл бұрын
It doesn't. 😂
@johnelder42739 ай бұрын
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.
@DIYAutoworksNG9 ай бұрын
Good one you got right there! Thanks for the suggestion.
@mrpixelsurvival81892 ай бұрын
All easy with a tensioner fitted, if you don't have one fitted it's the plastic blocks and grunting.
@DIYAutoworksNG2 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 😐
@alejandrogaming9465 Жыл бұрын
Use six sided 12 sided tend to mess up the corners on the nuts
@lawman8877 Жыл бұрын
6 points also need alot more room to work with...
@DIYAutoworksNG Жыл бұрын
Good point
@alejandrogaming9465 Жыл бұрын
@@lawman8877 that's true too, just feel like 6 sided should be used for higher torqued nuts and bolts.
@TheMRSTEVEN Жыл бұрын
It's so old we don't need another video.
@stanzingyaltson1280 Жыл бұрын
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.
@GnarlyCharlieGuns10 ай бұрын
Very useful
@DIYAutoworksNG9 ай бұрын
Glad to hear. Thanks!
@geofjones911 ай бұрын
That's the way I did it! A little hairy, but it worked!
@DIYAutoworksNG11 ай бұрын
Cool!
@user-ft7py9dl1n Жыл бұрын
Very good info ❤
@DIYAutoworksNG Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@donaldace21 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл 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.
@elttabykcir Жыл бұрын
This is an old technique that I used to use years ago!
@DIYAutoworksNG Жыл бұрын
Yea, hence the title...
@autoclinic783 Жыл бұрын
Great job my bro ❤
@DIYAutoworksNG Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@autoclinic783 Жыл бұрын
@@DIYAutoworksNG 🥰🥰
@rickelliott777 Жыл бұрын
Buddy Wrench the marvel of engineering prowus the 20th Century. You are a technician Sir
@brokeandbored854 ай бұрын
my bolt is stripped. Any ideas how I can loosen it?
@DIYAutoworksNG4 ай бұрын
Stripped bolt remover. The issue is going to be getting a stubby one.
@feegureeetout Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Watch out the monster under the car might bite you too
@llewellyn56 Жыл бұрын
Yep.
@jessematheus16546 ай бұрын
Can this work for a 2006 lancer ES?
@DIYAutoworksNG6 ай бұрын
Yet to see the engine of a Mitsubushi live😱, so can't say. Usually works though as long as there's room.
@peted5217 Жыл бұрын
Whatever Works , works
@user-js8vw5tk2m8 ай бұрын
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.
@DIYAutoworksNG8 ай бұрын
Some manufacturers like Honda have a marker on the tensioner which shows when it's going bad.
@user-gl6wk8gn6c8 ай бұрын
Reminds me of work
@DIYAutoworksNG8 ай бұрын
🙂
@tsunami770 Жыл бұрын
Yep, but I have long-form airplane mechanic wrench sets, don't need the old hack anymore.
@DIYAutoworksNG Жыл бұрын
Nice!
@alanartola2250 Жыл бұрын
I still do that till this day
@DIYAutoworksNG Жыл бұрын
Same here😁
@williamkoehler9048 Жыл бұрын
Pray for your fingers if that wrench slips lol
@DIYAutoworksNG Жыл 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.
@juanbiurquis891210 ай бұрын
Hmmm let me guess the Vehicle Toyota Corolla?
@DIYAutoworksNG10 ай бұрын
You know your Corolla!
@chrisknecht590110 ай бұрын
Next step remove engine and begin the extraction fase.
@DIYAutoworksNG10 ай бұрын
😂
@lonewolfe59609 ай бұрын
Ummm... Im pretty sure that little thing on my car is stripped... So what's the next move... Obviously i need to change that
@DIYAutoworksNG9 ай бұрын
Then you'll need to change the tensioner I would imagine.
@Chris-un4ns9 ай бұрын
Did this my whole life, and boy am I glad I don't anymore.
@DIYAutoworksNG9 ай бұрын
Got a serpentine belt tool or you don't work on cars no more?
@Chris-un4ns9 ай бұрын
@@DIYAutoworksNG work on cars for dealers, independent shops, self.
@DIYAutoworksNG9 ай бұрын
👍🏼
@Chris-un4ns9 ай бұрын
@@DIYAutoworksNG it was not fun lol, not make you rich, and not glamorous lol, but I never walked...
@TUOYUAN-BearingManufacturer11 ай бұрын
nice
@DIYAutoworksNG11 ай бұрын
Thanks
@Litron6 Жыл бұрын
Still wifely usted to this day
@DIYAutoworksNG Жыл бұрын
Yep, still widely in use till today!
@beryean136611 ай бұрын
The mechanics bowflex
@DIYAutoworksNG11 ай бұрын
🤣😂😁
@MichaelWhite-nt6vy Жыл бұрын
I don't see a Hack at all? Just someone doing it the same as others have since they came out.
@jamesmcginnis9046 Жыл бұрын
Boy struggled on that tensioner 😂😂
@DIYAutoworksNG Жыл бұрын
🤣
@johncourtleigh6092 Жыл бұрын
Exactly
@skeenyce7334 Жыл бұрын
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.
@mokuj1980 Жыл бұрын
Можно видео как размешивать чай ?
@sabathansalinas957911 ай бұрын
Toyota Corolla
@DIYAutoworksNG11 ай бұрын
💯👌🏼
@johnsheppard8396 Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't be game enough to put my finger between the pulley and belt like that
@DIYAutoworksNG Жыл бұрын
Fair point
@royalflush81739 ай бұрын
That's not a hack that's how it was designed
@DIYAutoworksNG9 ай бұрын
Not sure if the designer of the combination wrench had the double method in mind when he conceived the product...
@kamranbutt5850 Жыл бұрын
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
@YJ_Mechanic8 ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@DIYAutoworksNG8 ай бұрын
🙏🏼🙏🏼
@morda537 Жыл бұрын
Toyota Avensis 1.8
@DIYAutoworksNG Жыл бұрын
1.8L Matrix/Corolla with the 1ZZ-FE
@anyothernamelikemashugana2532 Жыл бұрын
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.
@albertmurray5700 Жыл бұрын
It doesn't always work that easy
@DIYAutoworksNG Жыл бұрын
Yea. Some cars are a pain to work on.
@olliperez9022 Жыл бұрын
I missed the hack
@Loucfr Жыл бұрын
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.
@Alans-channel Жыл бұрын
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 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 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...'
@dariusstack Жыл 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 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@blacktea-lx9xt5 ай бұрын
Toyota Corolla?
@DIYAutoworksNG5 ай бұрын
Yep. Toyota corolla for the win 😁
@humberto2886 Жыл бұрын
Te estas ganando un machucon😂😂😂
@DIYAutoworksNG Жыл бұрын
🤣
@Richard-gn6hw11 ай бұрын
that's like putting your shirt back in the dryer to get out the wrinkles...thanks!!!!
@Robert-ko8fi11 ай бұрын
I thought the oldest hack for removing it was to cut it with a utility knife.
@DIYAutoworksNG11 ай бұрын
I personally won't use that method due to the sudden rebound of the automatic tensioner.
@georgiosgiannopoulos7379 ай бұрын
And off course it's a Toyota
@DIYAutoworksNG9 ай бұрын
👍🏼 You know your Toyota!
@chapin201ify Жыл бұрын
I just cut the belt
@DIYAutoworksNG Жыл бұрын
I personally wouldn't do this. I think the sudden jolt could harm the tensioner.
@WCG2024 Жыл бұрын
That's a toyota rav 4
@kminie3935 Жыл бұрын
Toyota "ZZ" engine 😂
@DIYAutoworksNG Жыл бұрын
Yep. You know your 1ZZ's. 😁
@kminie3935 Жыл бұрын
Yeah. I know my 1zz in Celica. This engine is ruining me.
@DIYAutoworksNG Жыл бұрын
Oil consumption?
@kminie3935 Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын
That's tough! You wrote well. Thanks for the well wishes. All the best!
@g.f.p.8630 Жыл бұрын
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...
@jesusyeshuaelelyonelshadai6295 Жыл бұрын
Toyota 2.5 lol
@DIYAutoworksNG Жыл бұрын
1.8L 😊
@Alberth-Ingles Жыл бұрын
Es un mierd q Te topes con cosas así😂
@DIYAutoworksNG Жыл бұрын
😅
@MrNisaar2.08 ай бұрын
N👍👍👍👍👍
@DIYAutoworksNG8 ай бұрын
🙏🏼🙏🏼
@larrypiper7674 Жыл бұрын
Itisnevereasy
@mr.sept.57903 ай бұрын
Thats an old trick. 😂
@DIYAutoworksNG3 ай бұрын
Hence the title. Lol
@sergeantcraphead Жыл бұрын
Ed
@jaketregler742311 ай бұрын
Ratchet and a small pipe
@DIYAutoworksNG11 ай бұрын
That works too. On this car though, space is pretty limited a ratchet and socket couldn't fit
@somecrazyveteran Жыл бұрын
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