I order mine through Amazon. $22.00 shipped to my door. The local auto parts store could get it, but couldn't compete with that price. Just make sure your tensioner is not on its last leg like mine was, as the ribs on the gatorback really grab !

I replaced the belt with a gatorback which solved the squeaking. Then I could feel a slight vibration at idle that I didn't have before the gatorback. The gatorback was vibrating between the alternator and the power steering pully. I replaced the tensioner....All is well now . Thanks everyone !

That is what I thought originally, however, I have cleaned every pully (all the grooves) . I can get the squeak to go away for a few minutes by holding a wire brush (with force) up into the grooves of the BELT to the right side of the alternator while the engine is running. That is why I figure...

Hello all,I bought my 7.3 Superduty brand new in 2001. It had no serpentine belt noise whatsoever until..... at 65K I noticed all the cracks that always occur after a while. I usually don't respond to the cracks because they are only in the ribs, not on the main solid part of the belt...

Now on to prettying up the frame and replacing brake lines that look nasty as well as the muffler that is starting to go on the bottom seam so I am replacing it with a delete pipe while the bed is off.

Here is an update on the project. The three center supports are shot. The bed is good...rusty supports make it look worse than it is. This one was nastyPOR15 on the surface rustI made new supports from 1/8" boxBed is done

You know Brad, after taking a better look at the 2 supports that you highlighted, I realized those are not the ones I need! The rusted supports I have are the ones that are part of the bed floor ( 00038 in the parts breakdown ) and it seems they are not available from Ford separate from the...

Thanks Brad. I didn't even think to check with FORDScot

Does anyone know if the bed supports are reproduced anywhere? I am the original owner of a 2001 F350 7.3 with 70K on the clock that has non existent supports on a couple of the ends. It makes me sick! I was thinking of using square tube stock, but I'm not sure yet.Thanks, Scot