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Newbie
Dodge Dakota
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5/17/2002
10:38:54
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 Subject: Replace a Serp Tensioner
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My '98 V6 Dakota's serpentine belt tensioner started to seize up on me after 45k. The Mechs told me it would cost over $200 to replace. Can your average do-it-yourselfer replace a tensioner? If so, any special instruction/tips would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.
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bassboy170
Dodge Dakota
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5/17/2002
12:07:15
|  RE: Replace a Serp Tensioner
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yes and actually i have one off of a v8 im pretty sure its the same thing but call the dealer and find out anyways ill sell it to u for $50 if u want it has about 40k on it
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bassboy170
Dodge Dakota
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5/17/2002
12:07:25
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yes and actually i have one off of a v8 im pretty sure its the same thing but call the dealer and find out anyways ill sell it to u for $50 if u want it has about 40k on it
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DodgeNut22
Dodge Dakota
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5/17/2002
12:15:22
|  RE: Replace a Serp Tensioner
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Dont buy one from the dealer, all you need is a new bearing, and the dealer will tell you you can't replace it. WRONG.... take the tensioner off and get the number off the bearing, call a bearing supplier that has listings for automotive bearings and give it to them, A new one will cost you about 3 bucks, but you will have to take it to a machine shop and have the old one pressed out, and the new one pressed in. Had to do it on my old ladys Voyager, cost about 20 bucks in the end compared to $180 for a complete tensioner from the dealer.
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Rascal
GenIII
5/17/2002
13:17:35
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Friends, if I am not mistaken, you don't even have to go to that trouble...Advance and Pep
Boys sell replacement tensions for about
$15, very easy to replace...check that out first.
Good luck and greetings from Hawaii,
Rascal
98 SLT 2wd 5.2 Powerdyne S/C (just bought), Powerslots, Hawk pads, Snugtop hard tonneau cover, Rancho brushguard and sidesteps, Flowkooler, Edelbrock shocks and dbl timing chain, Flowmetrics TB, Hella 500 lights, Magnacore wires, Autolites, Black Magic #150 and #110, etc...and a 57 Harley Panhead
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Dr.D
Dodge Dakota
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5/17/2002
13:42:13
| RE: Replace a Serp Tensioner
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When dealing with tensioners I always buy them from
NAPA because they have a better bearing assembly
and they use steel instead of the plastic pulley that
some manufacturers use.
For some vehicles they offer a standard duty and a
heavy duty version which is about five dollars extra in
most cases.
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