How do you replace an alternator belt on 1995 Ford Aspire?

Answer 1

In order to replace the alternator belt on a Ford Aspire, you must first loosen up the belt to its left, the one that drives the AC (air conditioning) compressor. You do that by loosening two bolts on the top end of the belt, next to the left of the most left spark plug, as you look towards the windshield. There is a bolt on a shaft. Loosen that one first. You do not need to get it off completely. After that, loosen the bolt that is the middle of the pulley, to the left of that shaft. Now the pulley should go down and you can take off the belt. Next step is to loosen the alternator belt, if it's not already broken. Get underneath the car and look for the alternator. On the bottom left side of the alternator is a bolt you need to loosen a few good turns. Now go back up and look on the top end of the belt an alternator. There is a small alternator bracket that has the alternator secured to it by a bolt, by your left hand. Unscrew that bolt. You should be able to move the alternator back and forth and loosen the old belt enough to be able to take it off, if it is not already broken and missing. Using same movement, back and forth, you should be able to put the new belt on. Go underneath the car again, pull back on the alternator and tighten bolt again. Come back up and with a lever push on the alternator so you can get the alternator belt as tight as possible, while with your left hand you tighten back the bolt and secure the alternator to its upper bracket. This is VERY important, that you tighten both belt and bolt sufficiently, or else the belt will come loose in traffic, like it happened to me. Put back the AC belt. Tighten the bolt on the left of the pulley. Using a lever tighten the belt as much as possible, while you tighten the shaft bolt to the right of the pulley and left of the most left spark plug. Having someone help you would use up your work a little, especially in the final stage. Tightening the belts and trying to tighten the bolts at the same time is a bit challenging, to say the least. Of course, having light and decent weather helps too, but you could do this in the parking lot of a car part shop or Walmart if you have the belt/s and the right tools.