LS4 belt tension
08-13-2009, 07:54 PM
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LS4 belt tension My deepest sympathies to the unfortunate soul that ever has to replace one of these.
I'm in the process of doing mine at the shop, GM warranty pays 1.2 hrs, and I have 2.5 hrs in it just to remove it. Every bolt has to be wrenched out completely by hand, you cant remove them by finger.
I hope the guy who designed it rots in hell.
I'm in the process of doing mine at the shop, GM warranty pays 1.2 hrs, and I have 2.5 hrs in it just to remove it. Every bolt has to be wrenched out completely by hand, you cant remove them by finger.
I hope the guy who designed it rots in hell.
08-13-2009, 09:05 PM
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Belt removal is actually pretty easy. Just get a long pry bar with a flat edge on it. Remove passenger wheel. Place the flat edge of pry bar on top of the tensioner spring and pry down with one hand while you reach over the fender and pull the belt off one of the pulleys. Installation is the same. I have done this many times.
08-13-2009, 10:28 PM
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come on now there are only like 5 or 6 bolts that have to be undone and there is SOOO much room to work with there it's a piece of cake.
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lemme know when ya find the guy who approved the location and design of this thing we'll arrange his meeting in hell a bit early
lol I feel for ya man
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lemme know when ya find the guy who approved the location and design of this thing we'll arrange his meeting in hell a bit early
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08-13-2009, 11:08 PM
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come on now there are only like 5 or 6 bolts that have to be undone and there is SOOO much room to work with there it's a piece of cake.
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lemme know when ya find the guy who approved the location and design of this thing we'll arrange his meeting in hell a bit early lol I feel for ya man
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lemme know when ya find the guy who approved the location and design of this thing we'll arrange his meeting in hell a bit early
lol I feel for ya manTherefore, I guess I should be pissed at the guy who made the labor time, not so much the guy who designed the tensioner.
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How much does a rear main seal pay?
I felt bad for the guy who had to replace my leaky rear main.
*edit* Don't feel bad though, Nissan only pays 4.3hrs for tranny replacements in 3.5L Maximas, takes 4-5 hours if you're bustin ***. Come think about it, Nissan pays pretty bad for 80% of warranty jobs.
I felt bad for the guy who had to replace my leaky rear main.
*edit* Don't feel bad though, Nissan only pays 4.3hrs for tranny replacements in 3.5L Maximas, takes 4-5 hours if you're bustin ***. Come think about it, Nissan pays pretty bad for 80% of warranty jobs.
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just changed mine.. cause i broke the plastic pulley in the process of changing the belt.. trying to take the tension off it with a crowbar.. and well had a shop replace it. costing me double.and a week later had the belt mess up again. so now im just gunna take it to Stealership and let them replace the belt and align everything up correctly for 190 dollars.. =/
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My deepest sympathies to the unfortunate soul that ever has to replace one of these.
I'm in the process of doing mine at the shop, GM warranty pays 1.2 hrs, and I have 2.5 hrs in it just to remove it. Every bolt has to be wrenched out completely by hand, you cant remove them by finger.
I hope the guy who designed it rots in hell.
I'm in the process of doing mine at the shop, GM warranty pays 1.2 hrs, and I have 2.5 hrs in it just to remove it. Every bolt has to be wrenched out completely by hand, you cant remove them by finger.
I hope the guy who designed it rots in hell.
