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hard to change a AC belt on a 2004 neon?


crawlin91

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Does anyone know, How hard would it be to change an AC belt on a 2004 neon? What would be involved, just moving a tension pully and removing the belt? Or is there more to it than that. Its my girlfriends car and the shop wants 70-100 bucks to do the damn thing. Sounds outrageous to me why so much?
 


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Parts and labor-wise (figure $22-35 for the belt, shop price) plus AT LEAST 1/2 hour labor (door rate is probably over $85/hr) - sounds perfectly reasonable to me.

You should do it for your girlfriend. Have you ever even looked under her hood? Please do so regularly, those Neons aren't "one of the most reliable cars".




PS. I erased three full paragraphs of rant. Go get your hands dirty, after her car cools off! She'll appreciate it.
 

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Parts and labor-wise (figure $22-35 for the belt, shop price) plus AT LEAST 1/2 hour labor (door rate is probably over $85/hr) - sounds perfectly reasonable to me.

You should do it for your girlfriend. Have you ever even looked under her hood? Please do so regularly, those Neons aren't "one of the most reliable cars".




PS. I erased three full paragraphs of rant. Go get your hands dirty, after her car cools off! She'll appreciate it.
Never done one before. Thought I would ask first. I mean, There isnt even enough room for a midget on his knees to work under the hood of a neon:buttkick:.
Yeah it sounds like normal shop rates but if I can save either of us some $ I will. Her car is a 2nd gen neon which is much improved version of the 1st gen however I know they arent the best vehicles in the world. Im just going to go get a manual for this thing and do the work myself......probably wont be the last time I do work on this car might as well get the book sooner than later.
 

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Neons are actually pretty decent cars imo. I drive one at work and it's a tough little bastard. Very slow with an automatic, but gets from a to b. I drove it about 75 miles today, at about 3/4 to full throttle at about 75% of the stoplights. Oh yeah, and a little bit of manual shifting in between. :D And that's what it sees pretty much every day. It's held up damn well so far, and doesn't shows signs of stopping anytime soon. I have no idea what it's like working on one though.
 

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