How to replace the serpentine belt 2014 – 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 3

To replace the serpentine belt on your Silverado 3 this tutorial was tailor-made for you. You will be asked to open the hood, set up, remove the serpentine belt as well as carry out a few other steps. You can carry out this tutorial of 8 chapters in 80 minutes. Bring your 15 mm socket and your 1/2″ drive extension socket and let’s get started!

Duration

80 minutes

Number of steps

Difficulty out of 5

Average savings

$150

Parts You Will Need

Tools You Will Need

Step-by-Step Installation

Chapter 1:

Disconnect the battery

Step 1/1

For safety reasons, we advise you to disconnect the battery.

Chapter 2:

Set up

Step 1/3

Remove the air hoses.

Chapter 2:

Step 2/3

To do this, push on the tabs and pull on the hoses.

Chapter 2:

Step 3/3

Using a flathead screwdriver, loosen the holding clips for the air intake duct on the air box. Then, remove the hose.

Chapter 3:

Remove the serpentine belt

Step 1/3

We recommend taking a picture or to draw the path of the belt around the different pulleys, in order to position it correctly later.

Chapter 3:

Step 2/3

Using a breaker bar and a 1/2″ drive extension socket, loosen the belt by turning the serpentine belt tensioner counterclockwise.

Chapter 3:

Step 3/3

You can now remove the belt.

Chapter 4:

Remove the belt tensioner

Step 1/1

When changing the belt, you should also replace the tensioner pulley. Using a ratchet and a 15 mm socket, unscrew the retaining bolt. Then remove the tensioner.

Chapter 5:

Put the belt tensioner back

Step 1/4

Take the belt tensioner.

Chapter 5:

Step 2/4

Pay attention to the pin located on the tensioner which allows it to be correctly positioned on the engine.

Chapter 5:

Step 3/4

Put it back in its place, then screw the bolt back in roughly by hand. And screw it back in with a ratchet until it makes contact.

Chapter 5:

Step 4/4

Finish tightening using a torque wrench.

Chapter 6:

Put the belt back

Step 1/4

Take the new serpentine belt.

Chapter 6:

Step 2/4

Pay careful attention to which way up you use it. The writing on the belt must turn clockwise.

Chapter 6:

Step 3/4

You can now put the serpentine belt back in place. Slide the new belt around the different elements respecting the layout from the initial assembly.

Chapter 6:

Step 4/4

To fully put it back in place, lift the serpentine belt tensioner in order to wind the serpentine belt onto all of the pulleys. Then release the belt tensioner to fully extend the belt.