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How do you replace belt on 97 acura tl?

Updated: 12/16/2022
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1. Remove the Power Steering pump by loosening the adjusting nut and removing the mounting bolts.

2. Remove the air conditioning compressor by loosening the adjusting nut and removing the mounting bolts.

3. Remove the alternator belt by loosening the adjusting nut and mounting bolt.

4. Remove the 6 x 1.0 mm bolt from the dipstick filler tube.

5. Remove the dipstick and tube.

6. Remove the valve cover.

7. Remove the crankshaft pulley.

8. Remove the upper and lower timing belt covers.

9. Relieve the tension from the timing belt by loosening the adjusting bolt no more than 180°.

10. Remove the timing belt from the pulleys.

-To Install-

1. Installation is the reverse of removal. The key steps of the installation procedure are listed below.

2. Position the No. 1 piston at top dead center. This can be achieved by aligning the Top Dead Center (TDC) mark on the timing belt drive pulley with the mark on the oil pump.

3. Position the camshaft pulley so that the TDC mark on the pulley lines up with the pointer on the back cover.

4. Install the timing belt on the crankshaft drive pulley.

5. Next position the belt around the adjusting pulley.

6. Position the belt around the water pump pulley.

7. Apply light tension to the timing belt as you loop it over the camshaft pulley.

8. To tension the timing belt, loosen the adjusting nut.

9. Once the adjuster spring has applied tension to the timing belt, retighten the adjusting nut.

10. Install the lower and upper timing belt covers.

11. After installing the crankshaft pulley, tighten the bolt to the proper specifications.

12. To check that the timing belt has positioned itself on the pulley by rotating the crankshaft pulley about five to six turns.

13. Adjust the timing belt tension and check that the crankshaft and camshaft pulleys are at Top Dead Center (TDC).

14. Install the remaining components in the reverse of the removal procedure.

Connect the negative battery cable.

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