How to replace the serpentine belt 2009-2014 Ford F-150

To replace the serpentine belt on your F-150 It’s easy. You will be asked to remove the tensioner pulley, remove the serpentine blet, finalise the reassembly and other steps you’ll need to follow in the correct order. You can accomplish this tutorial of 10 chapters in 50 minutes. Take your ratchet and your 13 mm socket and let’s get started!

Duration

50 minutes

Number of steps

Difficulty out of 5

Average savings

$50

Parts You Will Need

Tools You Will Need

Step-by-Step Installation

Chapter 1:

Open the hood

Step 1/1

Turn your engine off, set the parking brake, pull on the hood release handle, open the hood.

Chapter 2:

Disconnect the battery

Step 1/1

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

Chapter 3:

Informations

Step 1/1

Before proceeding with the replacement of the serpentine belt, 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 4:

Remove the serpentine blet

Step 1/3

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

Chapter 4:

Step 2/3

Meanwhile, remove the serpentine belt from the alternator pulley. Then release the serpentine belt tensioner. Take out the tool.

Chapter 4:

Step 3/3

You can now remove the serpentine belt.

Chapter 5:

Remove the idler pulley

Step 1/1

When changing the serpentine belt, you also have to replace the tensioner pulley and the two idler pulleys. Using a ratchet and a 13mm socket, unscrew the holding screw on the idler pulley located above the serpentine belt tensioner. Finish unscrewing by hand. Then take out the first idler pulley.

Chapter 6:

Remove the tensioner pulley

Step 1/2

Using a ratchet and a 10mm socket, unscrew the 3 holding screws of the serpentine belt tensioner. Then remove the tensioner.

Chapter 6:

Step 2/2

Using a ratchet and a 13mm socket, unscrew the holding screw on the second idler pulley. Finish unscrewing by hand. Then take out the second idler pulley.

Chapter 7:

Install the idler pulley

Step 1/1

Take the idler pulley. And screw it back in with a ratchet until it makes contact. Finish tightening using a torque wrench.

Chapter 8:

Install the new tensioner pulley

Step 1/3

Take the serpentine belt tensioner. You can loosely fit the first screw to facilitate its installation. Screw it in by hand.

Chapter 8:

Step 2/3

Do the same with the other two screws. Then screw them back in with a ratchet until they make contact. Finish tightening using a torque wrench.

Chapter 8:

Step 3/3

Take the second idler pulley. And screw it back in with a ratchet until it makes contact. Finish tightening using a torque wrench.

Chapter 9:

Replace the serpentine blet

Step 1/3

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

Chapter 9:

Step 2/3

Slide the new serpentine belt around the different elements respecting the layout from the initial assembly.

Chapter 9:

Step 3/3

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 serpentine belt tensioner to fully extend the belt.