Belt Routing Diagrams
There are more than 16,000 belt routing diagrams available in Dayco’s Find Your Part search platform, covering millions of vehicles makes and models.
Belt Tensioners: Flat Spring Design Make...
The front-end drive system’s tensioner is designed to protect other components within the system and to help prevent premature failure of...
Belt Tools Help Reduce Comebacks
At Dayco, we’ve learned that some technicians aren’t checking total system alignment, they are only checking the belt itself. Below we outline two...
Front End Accessory Drive System Mainten...
Just like many other components on today’s class 4-8 trucks, it’s important that mechanics look at the belt, pulley and tensioner as a whole system...
Serpentine Belt Inspection
Most modern vehicles use serpentine belts that are now made with EPDM compounds. But EPDM belts wear differently than the earlier...
How to Tell when an Idler or Tensioner P...
Did you know that one of the most common causes of serpentine belt failure is a pulley with worn bearings? That’s because a pulley’s job is...
How to Fix Serpentine Belt Noise
If a newly installed serpentine belt is making noise, it is a sign of a problem within the engine’s front end drive system.
