There is a central pulley that is spring loaded. There is a bolt on the end of it but you don't want to remove the bolt. You need to put a wrench on the bolt and take pressure off the belt with one hand and slip off the belt with the other. Try to remember the travel pattern for applying the new one. If you forget, there should be a picture of it somewhere inside the engine compartment.
The water pump on a 94 Saturn S1 is replaced by removing the serpentine belt, engine accessories, and water hoses. The pump can then be unbolted from the engine block and a new pump put in place.
I would suspect that the belt tensioner is weak. If there are a lot of miles on the car I would replace it. I hope this helps you. Mark
My 1992 Olds Delta 88 has the serpentine belt diagram on the top of the radiator
its under the black cover behind the serpentine belt
This might be helpfful. How do you Change a fan belt on 94 prizm?
there is usually a diagram under the hood
94 Quest doesn't have a serpentine belt, just three belts for alt, AC and water pump.
The Haynes Repair Manuals would have a diagram of the serpentine belt on a 94 Mercury Cougar XR7. You can find the manual at your local library, book store, or most auto parts stores.
by placing a wrench on the tensioner pulley, and turning.
When routing a new serpentine belt, make note of how the old belt was routed. Take a picture of the belt routing if possible. Also most cars have a sticker under the hood with the routing on it.
Getting the serpentine belt onMost vehicles don't require you to remove parts to install the serpentine belt. Most vehicles have a diagram on the hood or under the hood showing the proper alignment and direction of a serpentine belt. There is a tensioner that must be pulled to allow you to install the belt. With out a 1/2" Socket wrench you will not be able to put the belt on your car. If you don't have a diagram and cant find the tensioner pulley I suggest asking a mechanic for help. Its not time consuming if you know what your doing. I can change my serpentine belt in 10 mins MAX, on my Lincoln caddy and x terra. None of them require removing a part.
You'll have to loosen the alternator to get the belt off, unless you have a tensioner pulley in the sequence of the serpentine. yes it removes the tension to make it easier just did it last weekend.