I have a 2003 Pathfinder and am looking to change the drive belts myself. About every 30 k miles they start squeeling and the dealership says that 30 - 50k are the life on pathfinder drive belts. (1) Is changing these belts difficult? (2) I am thinking of just loosening the idler pully, and replacing the belts. Am I going to have to access to do all this? Or am I going to have to remove the fan shroud, or something else. Thanks in advance for any help
if its like mine, you are correct, loosen idler pulleys then loosen tension on idler pulleys and manuver the belts around the fan no need to remove shroud.
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Dave
96 4WD XE Reg. Cab ka24e
Calmini 3" SL, Steering, Lock-rite rear, LSD front
if its like mine, you are correct, loosen idler pulleys then loosen tension on idler pulleys and manuver the belts around the fan no need to remove shroud.
I did exactly this ^^ on my 2001. Works great.. no need to remove shroud.. By the way, dealer quoted $135 for belt change...
I am somewhat mechanically inclined, but have not worked on cars much at all. However, I would like to start doing some of the easier-to-do things myself.
I bought a used 2001 LE 2WD a few days ago. I took it into the local Nissan Dealership for an oil change today (because I figured they'd also do a courtesy inspection and let me know if something needed to be fixed). Sure enough, they gave it a once-over and told me that the two drive belts are showing signs of cracking and need to be replaced. They quoted me a price of $149.95 + tax ($35 for the parts and the rest for labor). Otherwise, they said things look ok.
Based on what I have seen on this thread, it looks like replacing the belts may not be all that difficult. However, once the belts are replaced, how to make sure that the belt tension and deflection are correct?
Any advice/thoughts on this will be much appreciated!
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