Next you will need to remove the water pump belt.
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I want to change the water pump belt on my 3126 and the water pump pulley is right behind the spring loaded tensioner for the serpentine belt.
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I recently found out that there is an installation issue with the 05 06 c7 water pump belt.
Check pulley grooves to make sure they are not worn damaged or aligned incorrectly.
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This applies only to the blue bird forward engine all american with the smaller horse power lower torque engines to my knowledge.
How do i remove the spring loaded tensioner to remove and replace the water pump belt without it going sproink and scattering in pieces in.
Then remove the lower radiator hose.
If just one belt is bad uneven load on belts pulleys bearings and shafts can occur.
Second picture where the water pump belt adjustment pivot bolt is hidden if you don t remove the tensioner.
Cat is installing a larger diameter damper on these engines yet using the same size belt.
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Replacing the water pump is not hard at all on the c7 engine.
It may be serpentine or a single water pump belt.
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Depending on the make of truck you have you may need to remove the alternator and bracket from the side of the water pump.
Do not break this bolt one member had to have his timing gear cover replaced when the broken bolt could not be removed.
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On matched belt sets always replace the complete set.
