Well, it's just about two months since the folks at C. Baker Auto (the new owners of John Kelemen's shop) installed that new (rebuilt) alternator and fan belt for $666. I returned to their shop after noticing that the belt was all chewed up and half of it was shredded and detached and tangled around the fan clutch. Took me half an hour with a utility knife to cut it off to save the fan clutch bearing from (more?) damage. Craig (the new owner) was a real a--hole, saying that it was probably the tensioner or one of seven or eight pulley bearings that was to blame. You'd think that he would have checked all of them when he did the job, RIGHT? I protested that there was no noise from any bearing failure (it would scream), and that the belt was fine before he replaced it. He said I had a bad attitude and could "get the f--k out of here" if I wasn't willing to leave the truck for him to look at. Thankfully, I took that advice, (to get the hell out of there) and I sure am glad that I did! Took the truck to a reliable shop. They took a look and replaced the belt. The tech assured me that nothing was wrong with any pulleys or the tensioner. The incompetent moron at C. Baker Auto had simply routed the belt improperly. Nothing like being overcharged for a repair in the first place than to have to pay again to make it right, and for the idiot to blame the customer for his own incompetence. Lesson learned... RUN AWAY FROM THESE CROOKS! read more