[jhilb]

I've got a 1998 S-10 with air. Serp Belt needs replacing bad.

How difficult is this to do? Go from the top or the bottom?

On my older chev I replace it's belt all the time. But this belt looks like it wraps to never never land around a zillion things.

 

[DogP]

I don't know about the 98, but the one for the 94 is very easy to do... took about 30 secs. to come off, and about 2 mins. to put on. That was with 2 people, one to loosen the tensioner, and the other to pull the belt off/put on. Just follow the path shown, and remember the flat and ribbed sides match with the corresponding sides on the belt.

DogP

 

[jhilb]

Thanks.

Does anyone have a link to or a scan of the route path of the serp belt on a 1998 2.2?

 

[jhilb]

I looked in the manual and couldn't find any diagram for the serp belt routing path. Anyone got one or a link to one?

 

[DogP]

Mine has a diagram on the top of the grille under the hood, which I could give you, but I don't think it would be the exact same. I would just pay attention to where you took it off and put it back on the same way. I just pulled mine off and threw the new one on, not even looking at the diagram. Really it will only go on one way.

DogP

 

[RawRedX]

yeah its not that hard to do or figure out. if you think about the principles of the belt and what will work. Just wrench the tensioner back (i think 3/8 ratchet works, try one) and remove the belt from the nearest pulley and put the tensioner back down. that simple