DaveInPhilly Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Anyone else have problems getting the serpentine belt on? I always have to fight to get the serpentine belt onto this car. The first time I had the belt off, I bought a Gatorback belt to replace the original with, after fighting with it for well over an hour I gave up and put the old belt back on. I measured the new belt against the old and it does appear to be a good half inch shorter, so I just assumed the belt size was mislabeled. Even getting the old belt back on took a significant effort. I had to get the belt off again this weekend, and decided to replace it with an OEM Motorcraft belt, so fit wouldn't be an issue. First I fought with the thing for so long that the hex nut on the tensioner sheared off. Last night I replaced the tensioner and tried to get the belt on again, this time the tensioner slipped on my and tore into one of the ribs. Now I have to purchase my third new belt for the car, and I have only ever actually be able to get the old belt on. Mine is a 2006 2.3l MT, FWIW. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveInPhilly Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) I just wasted some time on the internet. The actual Ford belt is 6PK2248. The Gatorback belt that is listed for my application (2.3L MT) is part number 4060883, which is 6pk2240, 8MM shorter than the OEM belt. There is also a Gatorback listed at 6pk2250, 2mm longer than OEM. I'm going to give that one a shot and see how it does. Edited April 6, 2015 by DaveInPhilly 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tino Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Please let us know how this turns out. I am curious to see if the aftermarket belts work on the fusion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveInPhilly Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 I can now say with confidence that Goodyear part number 4060883 (6pk2440) is not the right belt for my car (2006 Fusion S, 2.3L, MT). Goodyear part number 4060885 (6pk2550) fit perfectly and runs nice and quite. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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