You need a #47 Torx bit for a ratchet wrench and find where it connects to the body and replace.
Maybe left handed thread
You'll need a star or torx drive.
Not one penny. The 1996 Jeep Cherokee does not have a timing belt. It has a timing chain.
That vehicle with the V-6 or the V-8 doesn't have a timing belt.
No.
it is adjusted throught the power steering pump loosen the adjuster bolts remove belt and reverse
A 1997 Jeep V8 has a timing chain, not a belt.
No, it has a chain.
Chain
NoNo
buy a new belt
look at the belt in good daylight if it is glossy on the side facing you or the ridges look dry rotted or cracked the change