Serpentine belt replacement?

So I’m at 140k on my ‘07 and I notice a squeal when my truck is cold in the morning. It goes away when the truck warms up though.

I haven’t noticed much if any wear but the squeal has me slightly concerned. Your thoughts??

replace or don’t... that is the question.

 

Check the idler pulleys also...

 

is the 35 bucks to replace a 140k mile 13 year old belt worth your frustration when your current one goes south.

You need to pull the current belt off and spin everything by hand anyways to make sure things are still smooth and tight (which could cause squeaking if they are not).... so may as well pop a new belt on and save the old one while you are at it.

 

At that age and mileage I’d replace the belt and all three idler pulleys with OEM.

 

Just did my belt and all 3 idlers and the tensioner which was the worst. Here is the post:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...-alternator-replacement.643020/#post-22248211

 

What he said. Dude just replace it. Even if it wasn’t squeaking, at 140000 miles and 13 years old it’s a good idea to replace it to avoid a problem at some time and place where it could be a real problem.

 

Did mine last week. Didn’t change the entire pulley, just bearing which cause you 10 bucks

 

I need to figure out how to replace the pulleys; seems someone already posted a DIY.
Already received the OEM belt I ordered for preventative maintenance piece of mind. Previous one was a Continental I think, with the weird rib design.

I would wonder where exactly the squeak is coming from. Mine is a manual, so the squeak is coming from the throwout bearing, not the accessory drive.

 

Mine did it the squeal at 30,000. Changed it out all good.....

 

Definitely change that belt with an OEM part. I plan to do mine at 100k as soon as I get back from Korea.

 

Dirty idler pulleys can make alot of noise. A little scotch brite works well to clean them up.

 

Mines at 127,000 just started to squeal first start of the day

 

that’s the only time mine squeals is first start of the day.

 

Start with the tensioner pulley and go from there

 

I replace the belt every 30k don’t care how good it looks.

 

Have you had issues in the past? That’s pretty frequent.

 

Military? I'm not, but have been there several times. I feel your pain...

 

I drive a lot so it’s basically so I’m not stranded. I keep the one that came off in the truck. Sometimes I’m out in the middle of no where.

 

I heard of people doing it at 90k on passenger cars; 30k seems like a lot

 

Yes, I’m at Camp Humphreys until 2021, my brother-in-law has my Tacoma until then.