Will This Belt Hack Get Us Home? Learn How Important Serpentine Belts Are!

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Did the serpentine belt on your car or truck just break on your way home? Should you keep driving? Can you use something in its place just to get home? Should you try that? In this video, Andy demonstrates how important a serpentine belt is, and why you shouldn't drive without one, or try to replace it with household objects.
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[@dwighthartmark8399]

My quess would be strapping that you'd buy at a fabric store, or online. It's very strong, it can stretch, and can be cut to whatever length you'd need.

[@xxdeadxangelx6150]

Love this Chanel I learned how to fix my mirror my window motor and my turn signal on my monte carlo, the next thing to get fixed is the CV joints and I know what chanel to watch to fix it a

[@STREETSTANG07]

Instead of going thru all this just carry an extra belt. Also a gallon jug of 50 50 coolant. And a small tool box of basic tools especially a wrench that will fit your tensioner pulley usually 19mm works great.

[@johnnyblue4799]

Exactly what I wanted to type!

[@William1866]

I did all that but somebody stole my extra belt, gallon jug of 50 50 , and my small tool box with the 19mm wrench. Luckily they didn't take my zip ties and rubber bands.

[@bryan1355]

And coolant hoses just in case

[@tallone09]

That's always what I do

[@leeslabyrinth]

A story I remember about my grandfather was he had to use pantyhose to get the drive belt working. That was funny but it worked, got him to a mechanic.

[@ntstudio28]

I thought this was an awesome video. Love seeing other folks do these fun experiments. Serp belts are relatively cheap so I carry a spare in all of our cars. Thankfully only needed to use the spare once in all of my years of driving. Much cheaper than having the car towed for repair.

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[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

If there is anyone I would want to have by my side while broken down it is Professor Andy! Great video!

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[@AndyTheXTech]

Thanks Dude!!! 😁👍

[@burningsoul1365]

i once used my girlfriends stockings to get us home some 20km away and thet were still intact

[@rawknowledge5096]

Midnight Wangan ?

[@xenthia]

hope you told her youd need her panties to tie the stockings together

[@armoricain]

@@xenthia You rogue you! 😂🤣

[@pg41226]

11:32, the blue tear 😂😂😂

[@slabbinonspokezz2375]

Mane i thought I was tripping out when they made a tear roll down his eye 😆

[@lostintime8651]

I'm not going to try this at home. I'm going to try it by the side of the road. lol I was actually thinking why not use the broken drive belt? Cut the belt to length if you don't want to include the ac pump, etc. Drill 3 holes at the end of each belt. Don't put the holes too close to the edge. You will risk tear-out. Then feed solid wire or zip ties through the holes and tighten the belt up. I need to move my truck around my yard. Out of the way until I can fix it. I'm not going far. So I only want the power steering pump to work. My truck is super hard to steer manually. Great video. Thanks

[@nemoinmt]

I broke a hose clamp, upper radiator hose on a 69 Camaro, and used strapping tape to booger a fix together. The key was keeping the sticky side out. Was able to really cinch it down that way. Made it 30 miles to the farm. I think strapping tape might be a good option here. Or duct tape sticky side out.

[@southernautodiy2643]

Nearly had this problem the other day, good thing i noticed it and bought and put a new one on

[@MrChris7582]

I dont even use a serpentine belt anymore just zip ties

[@OtherDalfite]

I could not believe the zip ties/rubber bands worked. That's insane. Really cool video idea

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[@Seansgarage711]

Or just have a spare drive belt in the trunk. But loved the video!!! You guys are great

[@andygirke846]

True Story Andy, My Papi always said, when you buy one belt, filter or whatever, always buy two and throw one in the trunk, just in case.

[@armoricain]

Very wise advice!

[@darrylmcleman6456]

Best trick EVER!!! Buy a new belt while old belt still O.K. and carry the old belt for emergency!!! CHEERS from Canadian west coast!

[@eduu2]

I agree

[@armoricain]

Exactly!

[@nombr]

Good video, do they randomly break or can a guy just keep on visual inspections and be ok?

[@robertvance1873]

There used to be emergency belts that were held with a metal clip but I haven't seen them in awhile, or just Carry extra belts and tools.

[@mattcat231]

yeah, those were for old V-belts, i actually have a couple of them emergency belts!

[@crazyzee81]

I really liked this video. I have bought parts from 1Aauto about a half dozen times and use you install videos every time but this is the first one not dealing with a part. Yea its not a repair but in a pinch it could get you home and save you a tow fee. Think Im gonna have to get some good straps and rubber bands for my brothers explorer. I'd recommend the best quality you can find cause the cheap ones dont hold up long.

[@arcatacompany]

Gosh i am so stupid my serpentine belt was splitting so I called a mobile mechanic off Craigslist they stop by AutoZone picked up a new belt for $20 I paid him $50 to replace it and drove home and watch this video and again how stupid am I I could have used my shoelaces and duct tape and the worst thing that would have happened is the belts would have broke and I would have drove off a cliff with no power steering and no power to the engine and then if I would have lived through it climb back up the cliff and walk home and it would have "cost me nothing "I would have saved so much money if I had watch this video instead of paying 50 to $70 to have somebody drive out to to replace my belt in 15 minutes I'm glad you're a Certified mechanic representing A-1 Auto and saving everybody mony

[@hucktrucks1161]

If the belts not totally mulched you can also sew the ends back together with some tie wire

[@squirrelcovers6340]

Rule #1...Learn the path of the belt on the pulleys BEFORE it breaks!

[@gennadiyfriedman9741]

awesome video - thanks! I got my drive puller seized 2.5 days drive away from the home in the middle of Nebraska, ripping off the belt. Drove with no water pump and steering pump 1,4k miles back home. Luckily the alternator was on the different drive train, not connected to the main serpentine belt. That video won't help me since the belt failure was a biproduct of the seized puller but great video overall, gives good ideas how to survive if just belt is the issue. Thank you!

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[@gennadiyfriedman9741]

curios if there is any reason you keep the heater at the full blast while driving?

[@armoricain]

I can still understand you manage to drive without the steering pump working... but without the water pump working!?!? How did you pull that off for 1400 miles?

[@ahotdj07]

Pretty cool experiment.

[@williamduncan8097]

On the rope I wonder if you had ran it over the one idle pulley if it would have worked better. The pulley would have been running reverse but the rope would have contacted water pump for more area thus better grip??

[@swathdiver489]

Seeing the video in the playlist, I thought this was an out take from The Shining! Scary! LOL

[@Powerchord010]

How about carrying an extra serpent belt? Entertaining video.

[@DocMackGarage]

6:58 to 7:02 sounds like a cow having a dream. Great video Andy . We call this the Andy belt.

[@Robert-yb8is]

Did same thing used my wife stocking to get us home about ten miles this was back in the 90s

[@stevendobbs7318]

I’ve also seen drilling or stabbing a hole in each end of the broken belt and putting some fence wire through it twisted together and pressed down.

[@jaredhouston4223]

This was great! Useful knowledge when in a pinch.

[@cj1608]

Not much chance of reaching around very well on a lot of other cars out there. The truck was probably the easiest. I think we just learned to bring a spare belt with needed tool. Cool video though

[@armoricain]

Exactly right! Having spare belt is the ultimate solution!

[@jamesbolin7261]

Why did you not wrap any of your fixes around the tensioner pulley? That way it forces the potential fix against the water pump pulley. That is what I would have done. James Bolin

[@kd5nrh]

If using something without enough length, I could see skipping the tensioner, but yeah, the rope definitely should have gone around it. Of course, for most vehicles, you can buy the cheapest available serp for $20 or less, (mine was $12) and anything that fits right beats the hell out of improvising, so not carrying a spare just doesn't make sense. And then there's the other question: who's going to have all that crap in the car when the belt breaks? Uhh...besides me, I mean. I think I actually do have all those things in the trunk, but they're right next to my spare belt.

[@MuniNadan-rk4jd]

I got a old 86 samurai g13A with V pulleys but uts keep eating the new belts, making them loose and thinner in just a week. I am tired of buying new bells size 2330 V grip. Can I use 10mm. Cable instead. Just get it mig welded to 2330 belt size and tight it up well and check if that will work and last long and not get eatin up making steely noises getting larger and thinner . My adjuster bracket all the way ended belt grew longer by 2 inches.

[@lharchmage6908]

I usually keep an old belt in the trunck withdental floss and a leather needle. It is an old motorcycle trickfrom the early day of belt drives,. Cut a piece off the old belt and sew it into the broken belt. Or if you change belts on a schedule keep the last belt in your trunk that way you have a spare to get you home.

[@user-qc7dr3cd3q]

I always carry my old belt in the trunk for emergencies.

[@armoricain]

Exactly! I took advantage of my having to replace the water pump on my 2015 Ford Transit 250 to also replace the belts, and I kept the old ones just in case.

[@29madmangaud29]

This situation actually happened to me down in Mexico, with me and 4 women and one young boy in my '73 VW super beetle. Fortunately , there was a guy who stopped to help, found a "ROPE" , cut it to fit, re-wove it to fit, (understand it just had to go from the crank to the alternator). The guy did this for me, I don't know how to weave, (like braiding a womans hair), and it lasted some 20 miles, until we could get back towards Mexicalli,,,, from : San Felipe, B.C.Norte....... it really worked! God was really watching over us, it was SUMMER..... so Hot, with an OLD WOMAN, my wife, her sister and sister's son.. WOW: Yes , depending it can REALLY WORK!

[@AdamKaiser.]

How the hell did you fit that many people in a tiny beetle?

[@dakrae9]

Not a seat belt, but maybe a tie down strap (minus any ratcheting parts?)

[@boomertsm]

Good infö, but better call AAA!

[@Shmity1962]

I keep my old belt in the vehicle in case this happen. Better yet buy and extra and seeing that knot you were not a boy scout

[@MyCS-ec7vv]

I had belt blues I tried a tape that is heat resistant from Home Depot worked but when I stop the engine the tape would break… BTW I ran off the battery 10 miles voltage went from 12 to 10.2 didn’t want to chance it stopped at an auto zone &askef for a recharge

[@dc5723]

I used road bicycle tire tubes (2) and all I needed was to drive 2 miles from the grocery store to home then replaced the serpentine belt.

[@HackHunter1835]

Thumbs up for making me laugh! Thank you.

[@stephenembrey883]

I simply carry a new belt in the glove box, time and effort can I make up for the difference in cost.

[@JacobAStone]

I've heard a bailing wire from a old school shade tree mechanic that was like 73 years old back in the early 2000s tell me though he's used baling wire before he only had to go 15 miles but it got them home

[@MrBecker666]

Guys u say carry a spare belt i did but my pulley belt nut was seized so I drove it off tge battery and this is giving me ideas to drive to my mechanic some 10 miles so he can work out that seized nut

[@ZellDTC]

Recently I use a torn belt spliced it with my razor knife and connected it using electrical wire thru two holes on end of belt

[@William1866]

Rope might of worked better if you added the tensioner.

[@goldienakamoto7894]

Legendary Content!!

[@alexisbrown733]

Wow thx u for sharing

[@MarcM143]

Lol the thumbnail!

[@trky4]

Entertainment at it's best. Can't wait to read these comments 😅

[@rogergorden9023]

Water pump is way more important than alternator. I’ve driven literally hours on battery and no alternator, running only engine and no extra electrical loads.

[@DashCamSerbia]

My idea, maintain your car, so this does not happen. Plus you can carry a spare belt and required wrench in the car.

[@kd5nrh]

If somebody would have the decency to go torture all the manufacturers who make the (14mm?) wrenches so damn short, I'd love to have a wrench that's actually right for the tensioner. Thin enough to fit, offset enough to get a good solid grip, and 2-3' long for leverage.

[@armoricain]

@@kd5nrh belt tensioner wrenches do exist! 😁

[@jessieharris1676]

Nylon stockings got us home off the mountain, in a 66 gmc with a load of wood.

[@garyhester4625]

That's what I been trying to tl folks that's no joke

[@jacklread1206]

Bailing twine, I used it to power a hydraulic pump on a old tractor

[@swampypolitics9574]

I think it would work better without the powwr steering pump bwcause it has alot more resistance than the alternator and the water pump

[@jesseolivarez704]

I replaced my serpentine belt for the first time, it only lasted a few days. Turned out my idler pulley was bad. I should have done a better job of checking my pulleys first.

[@Shaolin108]

great video

[@chantelrhine8965]

You can really run for a little while without the water pump just don't let it overheat

[@1AAuto]

+chantel rhine Thanks for the feedback!

[@gsmithy7995]

I would think with the zip ties that tensioner would have helped

[@antoniomarc7174]

That was pretty cool 👍👍

[@w829l5]

Use 1-2 large pant belts taped tightly with electric or duct tape

[@bigfan1364]

Or you could have an extra belt on hand. Lol. But the video was fun. 👍👍

[@tallone09]

I've always heard that panty hose work.

[@1AAuto]

+Tony Reeves Thanks for the feedback!

[@garyhester4625]

It does

[@eamonnmckeown6770]

McGyver'd the heck out of that! lol.

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[@AndyTheXTech]

Ha ha that’s what I was thinking. 😁👍

[@dolorlux4612]

It's better if you measure it with paracord then make one out of duct tape with a paracord core, can get you over 900 miles if you split a paracord and run the fibers thru the duct tape flush. Cut the belt, measure it with a line of duct tape, cut the strings out of the paracord and run them with a double pass around one half of the duct tape, then fold the duct tape over it, add an extra two layers of duct tape.

[@1AAuto]

+Dolorlux Thanks for the feedback!

[@tallone09]

If he has to walk carrying all that camera equipment going to be rough.

[@User8571]

Change your belt at normal intervals. However, do not discard the old one. Keep it in the emergency roadside kit as a backup. A worn belt is better than no belt, it doesn't weigh much or take a lot of space. You may never need it but, if you do, you'll be your own hero.

[@freetob1]

Panty HOSE!!! from a lady jeeper here. IT WORKED long enough, about 100 miles lol

[@relaxingmusicrelaxingmusic5510]

11:31-11:32 blue tears😂

[@careyautorepairs]

Can you do one with a washing machine power cord ha ha.

[@theaussienurseflipper.8113]

I read in a car repair manual back in the 70s as a kid to use pair women's pantyhose

[@dm9860]

Keep extra belts in truck 👍🙏

[@kkovler1]

better off calling for tow

[@stevedisipio8489]

we are pretending we are out of cell phone range.

[@destinycaptain247]

Ah, the Serpentine belt. The car killer. One belt to rule them all. Bottom line… if it breaks. Park the car in a good place a fast as you can and call for help or walk home. Don’t EVER try to run it for ANY extended distance.

[@1AAuto]

+Destiny Captain Thanks for the tip!

[@TheThreeLeggedChair]

Now go 0n the highway!!!

[@marcsongaudin8429]

Ghetto style, I love it thanks dude.

[@bryan1355]

Just keep a spare in the trunk solves the problem

[@1AAuto]

+Bryan Thanks for the feedback!

[@cutthroat0075591]

Where can I order your zip ties?

[@jimmyd6819]

Water pump is the only one you need to get home

[@justintobin5360]

Pantyhose !! Not even kidding lol

[@fdlb99]

I have heard pantyhose work

[@tommcqueen3145]

😀😀😀

[@omarmejia5972]

You need to try a pantyhose

[@1AAuto]

+Omar Mejia Thanks for the feedback!

[@emranarafat1939]

Anything for views,what a waste of time.