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mkirsch
Nomad II
Aug 31, 2017

The '70s called, they want their fan belt setup back

Admittedly I've owned this 2015 Chevy Silverado 1500 for 2-1/2 years and I never really paid attention to the fan belts, because you can't really see them easily.

The other day I took a good look down in there... THREE FAN BELTS?!?!

What happened to the serpentine system? I thought it was bad enough when my '03 came with two belts, but at least they had tensioners and weren't too tough to replace.

This truck has THREE fan/accessory belts, and it looks like two of them require "old school" loosening and tilting of accessories! Why?

To add insult to injury it looks like you have to pull most of the intake, and hang from a crane to get at the belts.
  • Nothing on youtube about changing the belts. I'm sure the dealer's going to want $150 plus labor to change them.
  • With any luck these systems will be electric driven soon. NO belts on my electric vehicle.
  • Yep, good old engineers! I know he AC belt is a stretch fit and you need a special tool to put it on. This from the same company that puts WiFi in thier vehicles when you already have it on your phone!
  • try a U tube on changing the belts. yep they don,t have to change them so they don,t care.
  • Your post made me go out and look, and my 2015 Tahoe has three belts! Surprising. Pretty sure my 2007 Tahoe had one but I can't look now.