4 Hours to change belts??

wyoming9 · 06-12-2012, 12:05 AM

Now being it was the second time I changed there belts 2000 Tacoma 3.4 5 speed. This all started because I had a leaky oil fill cap and was putting a new one on and saw the alternator belt about to break.

I think 4 hours was not to bad considering it was June and very hot.

Now in the 20,000 miles since I changed the belts all the tensioners were seized fast nothing would loosen even though all the holding nuts came loose not like I forgot to loosen them.

Much Kroil later and some taping with the hammer got things off . The Ac belt and Alternator belt went on just fine.

The power steering belt after a half hour I discovered I had been given one 10 mm shorter . Wow10 mm was enough to not be able to get it on. Just the luck of the draw.

I am waiting the first good frost.

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Elton · 06-12-2012, 12:27 AM

wow 4 hrs ya no maybe a hour tops but sounds like yours was all rusted and being a pita soo ya 4hr's

waskillywabbit · 06-12-2012, 04:59 AM

Very hot he says.

rworegon · 06-12-2012, 05:09 AM

...on a super hot day it would have taken 8 hours. j/k

It's not how long that it took to get it done that is important, but that you got it done successfully.

xxxtreme22r · 06-12-2012, 05:21 AM

No comments from the rust belt yet, so I guess I have to chime in, Doesn't surprise me one bit with the pulley issues.

Where did you get the belts from? I've seen that before at Autozone, I am sure it happens many more places too. People come in buy a pricey belt, and then buy a cheapo belt swap them in the package and "return the pricey belt".

TheDurk · 06-12-2012, 07:01 AM

Do them all when you do your timing belt and put anti-seize on your adjusters and you will never have this problem, even in the rust belt. I did my first set at 120K with the TB and have 30K on the second (OEM). The OEM belts last a long time if they don't get coolant or oil on them.

Resto-noob · 06-12-2012, 07:34 AM

Thank God for Kroil.

wyoming9 · 06-12-2012, 10:47 AM

I bought the belts from my local autoparts vendor.

I had them on the shelf since I did the first set.

I just put the old power steering belt back on for now..

Yes Wabbit it is hot for me it must of been all of 75 degrees F

I am much more comfortable on a nice 20 degree day to me that is sweat shirt weather.

Another new set of Belts ordered from Toyota. plus the extra one.

I am to the point I hate doing this kind of work I would rather Fabricate Hitches Winch mounts and bumpers and repair Frames any day.

technojunkie · 06-12-2012, 11:24 AM

Heh... I tend toward the other extreme. I had a fan belt break while driving home last winter. Outside temp -15F and 15mph wind. I was able to replace the belts on my truck in 25 minutes (5 mins outside, 5 mins in the wife's truck warming my hands alternating).

Then again I'm not in the rust belt.

Seriously though, 4 hours because of rusted stuck fasteners... That sounds like a royal PITA.

4biker · 06-12-2012, 01:33 PM

On about hour 3 I hear myself talking while gritting my teeth, saying something like: "why won't you just turn you stinking thing?" or "I freaking hate this, I should have been done two hours ago." I think that AC pulley tensioner was fabricated by a criminal mastermind. It looks so easy, but it always takes forever to let go.

PitbullRescuer · 06-12-2012, 05:24 PM

The belts on these can be a bear. I found it almost impossible to tighten the tensioner back up on the power steering belt the first time around.

06-12-2012, 12:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
Elton Contributing Member Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Siletz,Oregon Posts: 12,279	wow 4 hrs ya no maybe a hour tops but sounds like yours was all rusted and being a pita soo ya 4hr's __________________ 07 Tundra d-cab limited 5.7L 4x4 was my moms r.i.p 3/19/11 98 4runner SR5 3.4L 5spd 4x4 E-Locker sold 10-2-11 91 4runner SR5 4x4 3.0L 5spd Totaled 5/13/06 97 honda civic lx 4dr ls vtec Last edited by Elton; 06-12-2012 at 12:28 AM.

06-12-2012, 05:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
rworegon Contributing Member Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Columbia River Gorge, Oregon...east side Posts: 2,811	...on a super hot day it would have taken 8 hours. j/k It's not how long that it took to get it done that is important, but that you got it done successfully. __________________ 95.5 Tacoma 3.4L Auto, bought with 0.8mi. FSMs TSBs P/N & diagrams (source for OEM parts on east coast) PNW OEM Parts source - Titus-Will, Tacoma, WA

06-12-2012, 05:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
xxxtreme22r Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA Posts: 13,611	No comments from the rust belt yet, so I guess I have to chime in, Doesn't surprise me one bit with the pulley issues. Where did you get the belts from? I've seen that before at Autozone, I am sure it happens many more places too. People come in buy a pricey belt, and then buy a cheapo belt swap them in the package and "return the pricey belt". __________________ 3rd Annual YOTATECH Rausch Creek Run and 2012 EC4RJ Pennsylvania Build Thread BMW Thread 87 P/U 4X 5sp Weber Downey Hdr 2.25 Exh EB 268

06-12-2012, 07:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
TheDurk Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Jersey and Sao Paulo Posts: 652	Do them all when you do your timing belt and put anti-seize on your adjusters and you will never have this problem, even in the rust belt. I did my first set at 120K with the TB and have 30K on the second (OEM). The OEM belts last a long time if they don't get coolant or oil on them. __________________ '99 "tall" 4Runner SR5 5sp 4WD 3.4 V6(U.S)--no boards, Hella Fogs, Trekmaster shocks, FIAMM horns, Alpine sound, stock otherwise, owned since new. '97 HiLux SW4 (Japan model assembled in Argentina, bought in Brazil, very close to a 3.0 4Runner/Surf) '71 FordWillys Jeep CJ5 (with straight six Ford Maverick 3.0 liter engine--lives in the mountains north of Sao Paulo Brazil)

06-12-2012, 07:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
Resto-noob Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (3) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cheshire county, NH Posts: 453	Thank God for Kroil. __________________ Please type in your location. If people know where you live, they may be nice enough to help you.

06-12-2012, 04:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
waskillywabbit Banned Vendor Sales Rating: (10) Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 26,651	Very hot he says.

06-12-2012, 10:47 AM	#8 (permalink)
wyoming9 Contributing Member Personal Sales Rating: (0) [OP] Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: I live in New Tripoli Pa out in the woods Posts: 3,444	I bought the belts from my local autoparts vendor. I had them on the shelf since I did the first set. I just put the old power steering belt back on for now.. Yes Wabbit it is hot for me it must of been all of 75 degrees F I am much more comfortable on a nice 20 degree day to me that is sweat shirt weather. Another new set of Belts ordered from Toyota. plus the extra one. I am to the point I hate doing this kind of work I would rather Fabricate Hitches Winch mounts and bumpers and repair Frames any day.

06-12-2012, 11:24 AM	#9 (permalink)
technojunkie Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Co. Springs (ish) Posts: 173	Heh... I tend toward the other extreme. I had a fan belt break while driving home last winter. Outside temp -15F and 15mph wind. I was able to replace the belts on my truck in 25 minutes (5 mins outside, 5 mins in the wife's truck warming my hands alternating). Then again I'm not in the rust belt. Seriously though, 4 hours because of rusted stuck fasteners... That sounds like a royal PITA. __________________ Sylvia - '93 Xtra Cab almost all stock, added factory A/C kit 230,000 miles, currently on engine #2('84 22RE) 1990 4Runner SR5 250k (spare vehicle for when the truck is down for repower)

06-12-2012, 01:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
4biker Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah Posts: 433	On about hour 3 I hear myself talking while gritting my teeth, saying something like: "why won't you just turn you stinking thing?" or "I freaking hate this, I should have been done two hours ago." I think that AC pulley tensioner was fabricated by a criminal mastermind. It looks so easy, but it always takes forever to let go. __________________ 1997 4Runner Ltd, E-locker, SAW coilovers w/eibach coils + 906/N86C, 255/85/16 BFG KM2's, 2" square sliders, ARB Bull Bar, Warn M8000 winch, Safari Snorkel My Profile: (boring but more detailed) no comments allowed or My Build Thread: where comments are encouraged

06-12-2012, 05:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
PitbullRescuer Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 37	The belts on these can be a bear. I found it almost impossible to tighten the tensioner back up on the power steering belt the first time around.

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