1.5L Ecoboost Stretch Belt Install - Easy New Way - Thank Me Later

[scottkinkead]

That's no way to treat a belt, stretching it beyond it's limitations breaks the cords inside bad bad idea

[blueridgerennsport]

I always put stretch belts on with the engine running. It's wayyy faster and gets me out of work for the next month or so 🤪

[ChevySBlazer]

I had to do this for my neighbors Fiesta one time, and it was a paint in the butt trying to do this job laying under the car by myself. After doing this laying under the car on jack stands, I realized how awesome and convenient belt tensioners were. Springs are just so versatile, and makes a lot of things easier.

[scottymoondogjakubin]

somebody at ford said hey ! Lets just eliminate the belt tensioner and make a fortune on belts ! Lol

[shawnhunter]

Learn something new everyday. Did not know these existed. Will save me time trying to find a tensioner pulley when I run across this someday.

[alandawson]

In the UK the early Gates kits for replacing these belts came with their special tool. A curved ramp that hooked over the edge of the pully, and worked even better than the spanner method. It also protected the ribbed side of the belt from damage as the last part of the belt slipped on across the groves of the pully.

[michaelchan]

I just tried this trick on a water pump replacement on a 2018 Escape 1.5. YOU DA MAN!!!

[autojohn-puvf]

I learned a bunch of "shortcuts", or bad habits from this guy back in the '90s... I watched him change all those 5 V-belts they used to use by cutting them all off and looping each one on one at a time and using the starter to bump the new ones the rest of the way on... took 10 min and he never touched a wrench. hehehe

[DCSPORTSTER]

They use these stretch belts on thermal King Reefer’s to drive the AC compressor alternator and the fan shaft. To install you just loosen the alternator right off and then you install belt and tighten it right up against the stop. The advantage I see with these belts they never go out of adjustment and they last a lot longer and human error is removed.

[jzanick]

Dope, I'll try this next time. After bending multiple application specific tools on the gm products I mostly work on, I've been using zip ties.

[chrisdowns]

It works perfectly, done it myself a fair bit on Ford and VW models. I have seen like a shaped metal ramp that held on the pulley but only once. Never had any issues or damaged a belt doing it this way and I check thoroughly every time. When they first appeared I did know a guy who used to microwave them to soften them 😱 NOT RECOMMENDED

[danlegg]

I appreciate you actually showing how it’s done. I almost didn’t get my money back from this dumb gimmicky tool that I bought, and when I saw this video, i got that belt on in no time

[markh]

Thay don’t call him the Ford boss for nothing glad I found the channel

[FLbowkill]

Thanks. Got it on after a couple tries and pushing it back on the pulley under the alternator. Unfortunately I had my kid turning the crank as I got it all the way on the alternator. Left the ratchet and 18mm on the bolt when I started it. Unspun the crank bolt quick. Now at shop getting retimed. Won’t do that again.

[CodyDoesIt]

This blows the zip tie one looks weak. Glad to see this when I encounter a solid faced pulley.

[TrillMk]

You A real Life Saver done to 10 mins 🔥 was struggling before hand

[brianherndon]

is there a reason they did this instead of just putting a tensioner on

[Tiredsoutherndad]

I work in transportation for a school system. The new 6.8 V10 gas burner bluebird school buses have a stretch belt for the air compressor. It is a nightmare.

[tihspidtherekciltilc]

The world's first use for a 9mm wrench. Ford SST-9M.

[techdood]

Love this method just saved my ass on this job from having to order the special tool I’d only use one time