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
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RayChez wrote:
I never have had a fan belt failure that I can remember. But I do make inspection of the belts every so often. Once the rubber starts to show signs of cracking or flaking off, I would definitely change it. But belts now days are made a lot better then years ago. I have Cadillac Deville that has 69K miles on it now and the belt still looks in good shape. My coach has 59K and the belts still look very good.
But if the belt went out on rgatijnet1 at 10K, there has to be another problem, not the belt. It sounds to me like pulley alignment might have been off, or the idler pulley bearing going out. Ten thousand miles is nothing for a belt to go out.
My DAYCO belt went at 15K but the Gates belt is still going strong approaching 30K miles. Like everything else, all products are not created equal. I also replaced my idler pulleys when I had the chance. I replaced them with OEM parts, purchased from the dealer, thinking that was the best way to go. Here is what the package said.
AC Delco pulley
Here is what was printed on the pulley. Pulley stamping Made in Canada
And here is what was printed on the ONLY part of the assembly that ever fails. Made in China bearing
How long will the Made in China bearing last? Who knows but I did buy a made in USA bearing and installed it in my old idler pulley and keep it as a back-up. You just never know about the quality of parts any more.
