I had my PS & AC belts replaced last night.
How much wear do most people get on these belts?
I got 65,000 miles and 59 months on the originals, I figure that is pretty good.

 

Did you change them yourself or get someone to do it? I was gonna attempt it myself, but it's pretty tight down there. And what symptoms did you get that would indicate it was time for new ones?

 

4 years and 60,000 miles later and my original belts still look fine. No cracking, no squeaking, no slipping, just nice and quiet.

My buddy's 98 I30 has over 110,000 miles on the original belts, again no cracking, no squeaking, no slippage, just nice and quiet.

 

Dealer cheanged them.
I thought it was kinda tight down there too.
Dealer said they were crackin', I didn't check or notice.
I usually check them myself when I change the oil, but I have not changed the oil myself in 20,000 miles.

 

I've got 72K on the original belts and I can tell it's about time to change'em. How much did the dealer charge for the replacement? I'm thinking about just buying a lightweight pulley and changing them all at the same time anyways, but I wanted to know what the dealership charges. Thanks

 

what causes more wear on a belt. at 90k my belts are gone making a waaaa noise..replacing this week

 

i have 110k on my car and i bought the belts to replace them. i noticed that they were cracking so i want to replace them before anything can happen

i havent replaced them yet becuase i am not sure exactly how to do it

 

The thing is, the Max sat in a garage during the winters, and was driven about once a week, so that might contribute to the drying/cracking of the belts. I just took it out of "storage" a couple weeks ago.
I was at the dealer for an oil change. The two belts, oil/filter change and labor came to $180, and about an hour of my time.

 

hmm i got 39K on my car, and one of my belts or pulleys is squeekier than a mo'fo', I think its the Alternator belt, as it does not make more or less noise when I steer so its not that one. How much does it/would it normall cost to have this fixed it only does it when its cold and damp out or raining etc. Other than that its always quiet.

 

I had my belts changed at 36,000 miles. My belts were squeaking and so I took it to the stealer and they told me my belts needing to be replaced. Had it done with an oil change for $145

 

i changed my main belt (alternator, PS) it was cracked on the inside and faded with some wear on the outside. i certainly noticed a better difference in takeoff, and steering became somewhat easier.

i couldn't figure out for the life of me how to replace the a/c belt! i did everything in the haynes manual, but still didn't help, and yes it is tight in there, i'm just lucky i had enough wrenches and extensions and a friend with small hands!

my a/c/ pulley squaks too, only when the a/c,heater is on. probably need to oil the pulley or most likely replace the belt and tighten it, it has cracks on the ribs, i checked.

i got Gates belts, cost me 23.60 at my local parts store.

oh yeah i had 62K on my belts.

-Vadim