On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 05:02:55 GMT, "Jim Candela" >
wrote:

>
>Hi,
>
> My 1999 Caravan has been wonderful for 82,000 miles. My only real
>complaint was about the brakes until last week. While taking my kid to
>school in the rain, the serpentine belt popped off. It was original, and
>still looks pretty good to me. I replaced the belt anyway, and learned a few
>things:
>
>1.) The AutoZone de-tensioner that they rent is a POS, and I did better with
>a ratcheting box end 15 mm wrench with a cheater bar over the other end. The
>trick is to get the tensioner retracted enough before the tool hits an
>obstruction. The AutoZone tool could not do that.
>
[snip]
>I wonder how widespread this problem is, and what the folks on this group
>have been doing about it?
>
>Regards,
>Jim Candela

I do #1 on my 3.3v6 about every oil change or
if it even hints at squealing. The tensioner
tends to get stuck.