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Fitting Serpentine belt to Coyote
I need help fitting the serpentine belt to the 5.0L Coyote late 2014 model. The belt just runs around the pulleys and alternator, no air or power steering.
I am not sure how the belt tensioner works or is the belt the stretchy type that just gets pulled over the pulleys. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers Russell |
Some pics might help. you will either have a spring loaded adjuster or a bolt and pivot type adjuster.
The belts dont stretch to fit. |
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coyote i have no idea lol |
Russell
Here's my AU Windsor sans power steering and A/C much like you. I had Marty Govett fabricate and locate a mounting bracket off which he bolted a GM belt tensioner. This is the spring loaded pulley arrangement on the left side of the system. It was the only place where cast bolt holes could be accessed. http://i564.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps8xly1z0t.jpg So importantly get your belt orientation correct on the remaining pulleys and work on fabricating a stock tensioner back onto the front of the block somewhere. It took me a couple of goes to source a belt of the right dimension to fit my layout but you generally have a fair variety of size options. Good luck. |
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Thanks for all your comments folks.
My problem was not the orientation of the belt but the b%$#&y belt tensioner. I could not get the tensioner to retract when fitting the belt. It turned out that the tensioner appeared to have been crushed during the assembly process and I was reluctant to use excessive force which I have now done and it works a treat. It works freely and I will keep and eye on it when I get the engine started. There is no tight spots at all and must have just spragged up in the manufacturing. I thought for a moment that it must have been a stretchy belt which some of them are. Once again, thanks for your input and the job is now done. Cheers Russell |
Seeing as it's a Coyote belt, one would have thought that you would need a special tool from the ACME Supply Company for that :p :LOL::LOL:
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Here's how Factory Five do it
http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/...psduqmlbi4.jpg |
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