Actually, I was hoping to spare him of the job if I can get a local mechanic to do it. No doubt he's up to the task. But, he's going to be doing a roof swap for me soon. That seems like a big job to me.
I guess the belt might be a big one too, huh?
Haven't seen him online much. I think he's enjoying the happy married, retired life of leisure. And working on everyone's smart, heh.
Maybe this post will catch his eye. Or not.
So, is the belt itself commonly available? Or will I need to order it online for whoever does the work?
The water pump/alternator belt is common. The A/C isn't. In fact, be careful, becasue I've seen several places list an A/C belt, and it's incorrect. The A/C belt is a stretch belt, there is no tensioner, it has built in elasticity. You can find a poly-V belt the same size, but it's not a stretch belt, and will cause a failure eventually. The only place I've ever seen a correct belt for the A/C is direct from smart...
Oh, and to answer the OP's question, I am still running the original belts at 148K. I know, I'm living on borrowed time... as soon as the State pays me for the damage they did to my smart, I'll be ordering some body panels from sc Orland Park, I'll get the belts then.
I hope none of you ever get in an accident with INDOT and have to file a Tort claim with the State of Indiana. Next week will be 4 months, and I'm still playing the game trying to get paid for the accident THEY caused... Yesterday I was promised a check in the next 7-10 days. Of coarse, I was promised a check in 3-4 weeks, 5 weeks ago....