the 3.1 liter v6 and the 4 cylinder both have sepentine belts
Open the hood and look. If it has a serpentine belt there is a tensioner.
Providing your cavalier has a 2.2l, this is what your looking at.
Put the new serpentine belt on to your 1992 Chevy Corsica pulleys. Push the tensioner pulley to the left to tighten the serpentine belt.
This diagram is under the hood. Look for it
GOOYEAR BELTS HAVE A DIAGRAM ON THE BACK OF THERE PACKAGE Sometimes these diagrams can also be found under the hood of your car. In my 1990 cavalier this sticker was located in the area where the serpentine belt goes on.
Remove serpentine belt. Remove alternator. The bolts that hold the tensioner on are under the alternator.
Replace serpentine belt on Chevy avalanche?HOW
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Get the Haynes/Chiltons manual. It should be there. Or go to the automotiveforums.com website.
The drivebelt routing decal on the radiator shroud to help during drivebelt install
try your chev dealer and they should be free
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