Serpentine belt, how long will it take to replace it?

Tiny
RUSSELL JOHNSON III
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  • 1997 NISSAN ALTIMA
  • 2.4L
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 187,183 MILES
It is shredded. How long will it take to replace it?
Saturday, April 15th, 2017 AT 7:51 AM

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Tiny
CARADIODOC
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Depends on what caused the belt to be damaged. That rarely happens on its own. There is two belts on your engine. The larger one calls for 0.5 hours to replace, which suggests it is not an easy job. You must add another 0.2 hours if the AC compressor belt must be removed.

These times do not include inspecting the pulleys, mainly the idler pulleys, to find what caused the belt to run off-center and be damaged. If the cause is not found and corrected, the new belt will do the same thing.
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Saturday, April 15th, 2017 AT 7:29 PM

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