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09-17-2014, 11:06 AM
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Winnebago Owners Club
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F53 serpentine belt average lifespan?
Have purchased a replacement V-Belt for our RV with 42,000+ miles just in case. Do I need to replace now?
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George & Gracie(Boston Terrors)
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09-17-2014, 11:24 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HUGHP
Have purchased a replacement V-Belt for our RV with 42,000+ miles just in case. Do I need to replace now?
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I was told by the auto techs at the company I retired from that when a belt gets a certain number of cracks in the belt in 1 inch it recommended to change the belt. I think it was 12 cracks in 1 inch but not positive. Having said that, at 42k miles, I'd change it anyway.
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09-17-2014, 11:29 AM
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Ford Super Duty Owner
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HUGHP
Have purchased a replacement V-Belt for our RV with 42,000+ miles just in case. Do I need to replace now?
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I see it is a 2004. That means ten years. Age does more to rubber than miles. Most experts I have asked say ten years max on rubber products.
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32 years mechanic at Delta Air Lines 15 year motorhome service manager. 3 popups....2 travel trailers....5 motorhomes....loved them all.
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09-17-2014, 11:48 AM
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National RV Owners Club
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Hugh,
The serpentine belt on our 2008 National RV Sea Breeze broke on a Saturday afternoon about 10 days ago. Our MH had only 16,900 miles on at the time. We were on a freeway about 10 miles outside of a mid-sized town. When the belt broke, I lost power steering and brakes, the alternator and the water pump. We were DIW and had to be towed about 15 miles to an RV dealer - tow cost $600 (I have AAA RV Plus, but they couldn't provide a tow so I had to pay that subject to reimbursement); repair was $180, and time lost 3 days. All in all, I recommend you change it now!
Alan.
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09-17-2014, 11:53 AM
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Fleetwood Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner iRV2 No Limits Club
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I would replace the belt with a new one and keep the old one as a spare.
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1999 Bounder 32H Ford V10, 2012 Ford Focus, Pretty DW, 1 cat. Retired USAF
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09-17-2014, 12:19 PM
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My chassis manual for my 2011 F53 says to replace the belt every150000 miles. Seems like a long time to me. I may just buy a spare and keep it in the MH as a spare. It is rather easy to replace if you have done it before.
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09-17-2014, 12:33 PM
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Fleetwood Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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Mine started making noise about 10 years and about 30k miles. I would suggest to change your preemptively.
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2011 Tiffin Phaeton 40QTH (Cummins ISC/Freightliner)
Flat towing a modified 2005 Jeep (Rubicon Wrangler)
Previously a 2002 Fleetwood Pace Arrow 37A and a 1995 Safari Trek 2830.
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09-17-2014, 01:17 PM
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Winnebago Owners Club
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Thanx for the sound advice folks. I'll have someone who knows what he's doing change the V-belt when the new one gets here.
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09-17-2014, 05:53 PM
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Thor Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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I had to pull my belt when I replaced a leaking power steering pump. Took me longer to find my drop light and extension cord then to get the belt on/off. Easy job.
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09-17-2014, 10:12 PM
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Our 2000 coach now has 90,000 miles on the original belt..
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09-20-2014, 07:42 AM
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easy to replace and well worth to avoid a problem on the road.
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09-21-2014, 08:54 PM
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Some of you have it easy. I can't see my belt from the front or the top. Only place to see it is the bottom and I don't know how you would even loop the belt over the top pulleys.
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09-22-2014, 01:11 PM
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Ford Super Duty Owner
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Quote:
Originally Posted by soneil422
Some of you have it easy. I can't see my belt from the front or the top. Only place to see it is the bottom and I don't know how you would even loop the belt over the top pulleys.
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Sounds like the motorhomes that I jacked up the front and removed both front tires, threw a carpet reminate over the wheel hub and laid across the hub and took it easy.
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32 years mechanic at Delta Air Lines 15 year motorhome service manager. 3 popups....2 travel trailers....5 motorhomes....loved them all.
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09-22-2014, 09:30 PM
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Winnebago Owners Club
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Location: Surprise, AZ
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As some have said, I would be more worried about the years instead of the miles. When in doubt, swap it out... 
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