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Originally Posted by askjeeves
It's actually not so hard to get to the belt. Think I'll post a diy with some pictures since I couldn't find one. Basically just need to pull the air intake box, the metal bar that runs across the top, and pull the fan out. 10 min of work tops. Looks like the serpentine belt should be easy to change. The a/c belt on the other hand seems like a big pain to replace. Thankfully that one still looks to be in good shape.
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- It's going to take more than 10 minutes bro ...
You will need a T60 for the tensioner pulley - I'd also suggest a long breaker bar and eating your Wheaties
Broken belt at only 49k miles? Something likely seized causing it to break and if you ran it with a broken belt ( which it sounds like you did ) it will have caused serious damage like cracking a head gasket and you didn't luck out at all.
Not sure if you read my other post but I wouldn't just replace the belt because it broke for a reason figure out why it broke and fix it.
Good luck...