Serpentine Belts and Hoses
I still have the original belt and hoses on my 2004 truck with 120000 miles. Would you change them or say if it ain't broke don't fix it?
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If you're going for a long trip or keeping it, go for the new belt and hoses, plus new clamps and replace the belt tensioner. You won't want the power steering to go with the belt breaking, and on some vehicles the power steering is used to power your brakes by hydraulic boost. By the way flush the power steering fluid as if you have break boost from it, the fluid needs to be clean and flowing without hesitation to the brakes for boost, as it has to have 1200 PSI to open and close the boost valve on the brakes.
