Hey Duane==I think I use a wrench on the bolt that holds the pulley to the bracket for the idler. I think it is 13mm. Goodluck, Joe
Do you have diagram of 96 olds 98 putting a belt on an alternator.
The ac belt has a tensioner that is accessed from below, and takes a tensioner tool to loosen. Remove the serpentine belt, release tension on the ac belt then the belt can come off for replacement.
This vehcile uses a serpentine belt. The belt tension is set automatically by the tensioner. If the tensioner is stuck and will not apply tension to the belt then it is defective and needs replacing.
put a wrench on the pulley side of the tensioner (15mm?) and turn. The pulley arm will move & loosen up the belt.
If its the 3.4L it has an automatic tensioner. look right under the alternator and there is a pulley. That pulley and arm is the tensioner. To release the tension, there is a bolt on the inside of the pulley, put a wrench on it and pull like you are trying to tighten the bolt. The arm is spring loaded and will pull up, releasing tension.
First and formost, make sure you draw you a outline of where and how the belt goes around and what pulleys. Loosen the belt tensioner, remove the old one and replace with a new one making sure each pulley is ran exactly right. Tighten up the tensioner. Run the engine a bit and re-tension the belt. First and formost, make sure you draw you a outline of where and how the belt goes around and what pulleys. Loosen the belt tensioner, remove the old one and replace with a new one making sure each pulley is ran exactly right. Tighten up the tensioner. Run the engine a bit and re-tension the belt. First and formost, make sure you draw you a outline of where and how the belt goes around and what pulleys. Loosen the belt tensioner, remove the old one and replace with a new one making sure each pulley is ran exactly right. Tighten up the tensioner. Run the engine a bit and re-tension the belt. First and formost, make sure you draw you a outline of where and how the belt goes around and what pulleys. Loosen the belt tensioner, remove the old one and replace with a new one making sure each pulley is ran exactly right. Tighten up the tensioner. Run the engine a bit and re-tension the belt.
you have to put a socket wrench into the hole on the tensioner and pull up on it to release the tension from the belt.
If it is a drive belt and not a serpentine belt is has no tensioner. You manually adjust the tension by normally adjusting tension by moving the alternator. Loosen to bolts holding the alternator in place and then adjust the tension. Tighten the bolts when the tension is right. If it is serpentine belt if you follow the belt around the the engine you will see the tensioner.
put a wrench on the tensioner pully and pull it to release tension on the belt
locate the spring tensioner roller assembly and release the tension with a 1/2 inch breaker bar while you remove the belt from the closest pully you can reach at the same time. When you put a belt back on you have to release the tension roller while slipping the belt back on the last pulley.
how to release serpentine belt tensioner on 1991 C1500 Chevy Silverado?
you have to push down on the tension pulley, then you would get slack in the belt
You should not have removed the tensioner to install the belt. It has a pivot point that and can be moved in order to release the tension on the belt. Once you install the new belt, leave it off the tensioner until last, pivit it and install the belt oner the tensioner.
there is a diagram under the hood and in your owners manual of the belt routing, you have to release the tension on the belt tensioner and the belt will come right off and to put a new belt on just follow the routing chart and release tension on the tensioner to get belt back in place and when belt is back on all pulleys just let go of the tensioner and your done.
Look in the engine compartment for the "serpentine belt" path & tensioner diagram. Release the belt tension at the tensioner, remove & reverse operation.
Note:The drivebelt routing decal on the radiator shroud to help during drivebelt install * To replace the belt rotate the tensioner pulley clockwise to release belt tension * Remove the belt from the auxiliary components and slowly release the tensioner * Route the new belt over the various pulleys again rotating the tensioner to allow the belt to be installed then release the belt tensioner
If your car has a tensioner pulley it can be moved to release the tension on the belt for removal. Make note of the routing of the belt before removing it. This will make installing the replacement belt much easier. If you do not have a tensioner pulley one of your accessory motor/pumps (most likely your alternator) can be moved in order to release the tension on the belt. Most tensioner pulleys have an hole the exact size of a ratchet drive on the tensioner arm. This allows you to put a standard ratchet (without any socket attached to it) into that hole and use the leverage of the ratchet to release the tension.
rotate the tensioner clockwise to release the tension and remove the belt then slowly release the tensioner. route new belt over the various pulleys according to the diagram under the hood again rotating the tensioner as to allow belt to fit in place and then slowly release the tensioner again.