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If you are referring to the Serpentine belt, you loosen no pulley. You simply remove tension from the belt. The tension is applied by the Idler Pulley. Pry the idler back and remove the belt.If you are referring to the Serpentine belt, you loosen no pulley. You simply remove tension from the belt. The tension is applied by the Idler Pulley. Pry the idler back and remove the belt.
You have to unscrew the tensioner bolt and remove the serpentine belt first, then change the pulley and replace the belt.You have to unscrew the tensioner bolt and remove the serpentine belt first, then change the pulley and replace the belt.
First, Disconnect the negative battery terminal from the battery. Then remove the A/C belt. Next remove the serpentine belt. Then remove the idler pulley using a 15mm closed end wrench. Next, remove the bolt securing the tension-er pulley and remove the pulley from the spring base. Next, remove the alternator. Once the alternator is removed you have access to get to the 15mm nut securing the tension-er pulley assembly. Remove the nut and then the spring base. Go in reverse for the assembly.
Most cars now have a serpentine belt that drive the alternator, water pump, power steering unit, etc. The belt tension pulley is a spring loaded pulley that keeps the proper tension on all these units. It can be moved to release the tension in order to remove the belt.
The easiest way to access the pulley is to remove the front right wheel and fender liner. The pulley will be right behind the liner.
There should be a "square" cut into the pulley bracket that fits either a 1/2 inch or 3/8 inch ratchet or breaker bar to allow you to remove tension from this pulley allowing you to replace the serpentine belt.
I used a breaker bar for the tension pulley to relieve the tension to remove the belt, I think there are three bolts that hold the tension pulley on, just remove them and reverse the procedure to install. Follow the diagram that is either on the inside of the hood or on the radiator cover on how to thread the belt back on the pulleys.
take off the serpentine belt by removing the tension from the pully let the tension back off should be 1 bolt holding on the tensioner on remove it and replace with a new one put the belt back on sometimes it is wise to make a digram of the belt routing first
Remove serpentine belt. Remove pulley. Install new pulley. Install serpentine belt.
If your belt is mounted on the passenger side of the engine, attach a socket and breaker bar to the tensioner pulley bolt and pull the breaker bar towards the front of the vehicle to relieve tension and remove the belt.
If you're talking about the serpentine belt, there is a belt tensioner between the water pump pulley and the anti-vibration pulley, both of which are visible when you remove the right front tire and the plastic cover. There is also a diagram of the location of these items in front of the radiator under the hood. To remove the tension on the serpentine belt, take a pry bar and pry the pulley end of the belt tensioner down using the frame as the pry point. The spring on the tensioner is pretty stiff, so it will take some effort.
You can remove your serpentine belt by loosening the tensioner pulley. Pushed the tensioner pulley to the right and the serpentine belt can be easily removed.