Hey guys, so I bought a replacement serpentine belt, went to put it on and it's just barely too short. It's about 3/4" shorter than the current one on... but the freaking packaging says for "Chevy 5.0L".

Is it safe or possible to adjust the tensioner pulley/take it apart and move it to fit it the belt? The pulley's spring loaded you lift with a socket and breaker bar.

 

No, return the belt and get the right one. Make sure you have it routed right and it isn't riding on the lip of one of the pulley's - it doesn't take much to make them too short.

 

Yeah ... what Shamrock said.

It's easy to get them in the wrong spot, but you definitely need the right belt.

 

that's what I get for going to Canadian Tire... Which is the equivelant to U.S. Walmart, except walmart always has sick deals on fluids n such.

 

Yep. You got the wrong belt. Get the right one and it'll go on pretty easy.

The only maintenance item I buy at Walmart is motor oil. I use Mobil One in all my gas trucks, and it's always cheaper at Walmart than anywhere else. The also have a 5 quart container that I haven't been able to find elsewhere. Everyone else has a 4 quart, and it costs about the same as Walmart's 5 quart container. Still need to buy an extra quart with the 5 qt container, though.