Serpentine Belt

Would this need one of those spring tension scales, similar to a hanging scale used to weigh large fish?

Those figures also look like round metric numbers. 22 pounds = 10 kilograms (or more properly, about 100 newtons, as kilograms are not force). 0.4" = 1 cm.

 

It's not necessary to be really precise with this. Use your thumb and apply pressure on the belt, as much as you think a 22 lb weight would produce.

 

You don't need to take off all the engine cover stuff. Pull
the intake snorkel and disconnect the black/white ground wire
to get a little more working room, but you can do all the rest
from the top. My *original* belt was still looking fine at 110K
but I changed it to the new one I'd had kicking around for a
long time and now the old one is a spare, I guess.
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Does this method also work for an 05? I talked briefly to a mechanic friend of mine and he said that there is a big difference between the 04s and the 05s.

thanks,
new to the forum

 

Model years 2004 to 2009 have the same drivetrain and use the same procedures for service.

Even if you had a Classic (2001 - 2003) the procedure to replace the serpentine belt is essentially the same but the belt is longer because it has to spin the air conditioner compressor pulley.

 

cool, thanks! I'll let you all know how it goes.