09 Vibe GT Serpentine Belt

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GT09Vibe
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09 Vibe GT Serpentine Belt

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i have been trying to get the serpentine belt on my 09 GT for 3 days now. Found what i thought was the idler arm but it doesn't pivot in any way. I don't know if there is a certain way of doing it bc it has electric steering and not power steering. I tried the old jam the alternator in on an angle deal but it wasn't working either. Plus a whole 1"inch of working space doesn't help either. Any help/ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks Lou
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Re: 09 Vibe GT Serpentine Belt

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Here are a few links with info on the 2.4L.

viewtopic.php?t=46007

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqxiadLp6uw
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GT09Vibe
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Re: 09 Vibe GT Serpentine Belt

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zbyers thanks for the info. I will try this evening when I get home from work. I had a socket on a nut but it was 14mm socket but every time i read something it says they used a 19mm socket. Hopefully I can figure it out.

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Re: 09 Vibe GT Serpentine Belt

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How'd you make out?
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