How To Replace Serpentine Belt 2007-13 Chevy Silverado (2024)

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In this video, we're going to show you how to replace the engine serpentine belt. This is a 2011 Silverado 1500. It has the 5.3-liter engine. This process is the same for many SUVs: the Yukons, Tahoes, as well as Sierras and Silverados with this 5.3-liter. The only tool you'll need is a 15 millimeter socket with a ratchet.

Your serpentine belt is right here, and you can see this is your tensioner, right here. What you want to do is use a 15-millimeter socket and ratchet. You just push that down and then you can pull your serpentine belt off all the pulleys.

When you go to put your serpentine belt back on, it's important that you do it in the right order. You're going to want to use this belt diagram as a reference, just to make sure. When you put your belt back on, it should look exactly like this diagram. The red belt in the picture here is your AC belt. It's a separate belt entirely.

It's a little hard to video, but we'll do our best. He puts a loop down around the power steering pulley there and then comes up around the water pump and down around the main crank pulley. All the while, he's holding it on the alternator and then he puts it over on the tensioner. Basically, he's got the belt routed 100% except for the middle idler pulley. Now he pulls it down near the idler pulley and he's going to grab the wrench, put it on the tensioner, push the tensioner down, and push the belt underneath the idler pulley there. Then just check it and make sure it's on all the pulleys correctly.

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