To get the belt off, you have to put a breaker bar into the square hole in the tensioner, and either pull up or down. The tensioner spring is what tighten's the belt. It is just three bolts then to get the tensioner off.
You will need to loosen the tensioner pulley. Put the alternator belt on. Push the tensioner pulley to the left until the alternator belt is tight. Tighten down the tensioner pulley.
Remove the inside door panel. Loosen the tensioner pulley. The belt line will become loose and can be removed. Reverse the process to install the new belt line.
# Detach negative battery cable # Mark and detach the electrical connector and any ground straps from the alternator # Loosen the tensioner pulley then detach the serpentine drivebelt # Remove the mounting bolts and separate the alternator from the engine
get a 1/2 drive rachet and a socket that fits the tentioner pully hand pull the pully to slack the belt pull the belt off and let the pully back in placethen you can loosen the nut ans tap the pully off if needed
The system should have an automatic belt tensioner. If the belt is loose the tensioner must be shot. The tensioner is available from your local auto parts store.
If I was doing that job I would lower the fuel tank instead of lifting the bed.
remove bottom skid plate and find ac belt and find ac belt tensioner and loosen center bolt and screw in long bolt to tighten,then tighten lock nut.
remove skid plat ,then find ac belt tensioner,loosen lock bolt in center,then tighten long bolt until belt has right tension onit ,then tighten lock nut.
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u need to remove the other belt then u need to put the ac belt on behind the pulleys then move the tensioner and put on the ac belt u need to do this from under the truck u will need a 3/8 ratchet u need to remove the other belt then u need to put the ac belt on behind the pulleys then move the tensioner and put on the ac belt u need to do this from under the truck u will need a 3/8 ratchet
There is a spring loaded tensioner that holds the tension on the belt. Get a wrench that fits the nut on the tensioner and apply alot of clockwise pressure that will losen the tensioner and allow the belt to go on and off.