well bobby, I like doing the work myself on my car

Jon

 

Good tipets for all 30K and above scubies... I go check mine after work. Thx.

 

jon how much is shipping from subaruparts. is it still the flat rate of $25 for the order? i remember 4 years ago it was much better for shipping rates.

-brento

 

no it's not. make sure that you call them. they'll ship via usps.

Jon

 

i just changed both my belts a few days ago too...got 35K on my car and belts were in terrible condition...i would also recommend everyone over 30K to check if not change their belts.

hey jon, how would you know how much tension to put on the belts?...i just kinda felt how tight the factory ones were and matched it as best i could.

 

i think you are supposed to measure how much it droops down and tighten or loosen so it droops down to whatever the recomended factory spec is.

 

how much did this cost? with all the parts....

 

^^ ya same here..rudy maybe we should team up and do both of ours same time ?..

 

i don't know if they're any good but i just bought belts from redline in kalihi...spent a total of $28

 

sounds awesome....wanna hold hands while we do it...haha j/k....

 

and hopefully bobby or orly could lend us a hand....

 

ya hopefully they can lend a hand...damm i still need to install my brakes/fluids..frick

 

rudy, call me up when you plan on doin it...the only thing i'm not sure about is how much tension to put on the belts.

 

Well in the FSM it gives you the spec for the tension... However, if you don't have the right tool for the tension then you'll have to just tighten so that there's about 1/4" (0.25") of play I believe (don't take my word for it though) when you push down on the belt.

What I ended up doing is justtighten the belts down until they are tight and then adjust it tighter or less tight depending on if the belts make noise or not. If you're replacing both bets then you'll want to turn on your A/C to determine if they sweek or not after doing so. If it does then it could mean that your belts are either to tight or to loose. Another thing is you're replacing both belts one of them goes onto the power steering pump. you'll want to check if your belts make noise when you turn your wheel from lock to lock.

Jon

 

I'll be adjusting my belts today since I've been getting occasional squeaking.

Just remember that putting on TO MUCH tension will cause the belt to wear prematurely (stretching) and you'll have to replace the belt more often.

Jon