Whether or not you can adjust or replace a belt yourself depends on the type of belt(s) you have. On most modern vehicles, a single, long, flat belt called a serpentine multiaccessory drive belt (see ...

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If you look under the hood of any modern vehicle, you will assuredly find the modern multi-rib drive belt—more commonly known as a serpentine belt—driving the engine's accessories. The classic ...

CARS.COM — All cars have an accessory belt that drives features such as the alternator and air-conditioning compressor, and perhaps the water and power steering pumps. This belt is usually mounted ...

This is a typical small-block Chevy serpentine-belt drive on the front of a 350. This particular application is a little more complicated because of the Paxton installation, but you can see the belt ...

The alternator and serpentine belt are part of the same system in your car. But does that mean you should replace the belt when you're replacing the alternator?