when to replace fan belts
I have the Ford F53 Chassis with 30,000 miles. At what point should I think about getting the fan belt replaced? I can find no reference to it in the owner's manual. THX
Forum Discussion
For the belt discussion regardless if you change or not, either find a belt routing chart or make one yourself, before you take the belt off or before it breaks. Without a routing chart, the belt is hard to route properly. I have a 8.1 chevy and there was no routing chart anywhere near the engine compartment or in the manual, so I got underneath and drew one for reference. just as a side note my 2004 workhorse 8.1 chevy web site says belt is good for 150,000 miles on the original belt, but a visual inspection that shows small cracks on the ribbed side of the belt would indicate "time to change" in my opinion. Find or make that chart NOW before you need it.
Chev belt routing
Although the OP is asking about Ford, I included the chev picture of a belt routing in the above link.
Chev belt routing
Although the OP is asking about Ford, I included the chev picture of a belt routing in the above link.
