You can't !! 1. make sure you're using the proper ( sized ) belt. 2. replace tensioner - it's spring loaded.
try tightening the tension pully works like a charm
If it has a serpentine belt should be done by tensioner unless it is defective
The belt is self adjusted by way of a tensioner.
How do you tighten the serpentine belt on an oldsmobile ciera
There is a spring loaded tensioner that is supposed to keep the serpentine tight. If it is loose, it needs to be replaced.
Look in the engine compartment for the "serpentine belt" path & tensioner diagram. Release the belt tension at the tensioner, remove & reverse operation.
You don't tighten a serpentine belt. The tension is controlled by a tensioner. If it is loose, then the belt has stretched and needs replacing.
Put the serpentine belt around the pulleys on your 2001 Chrysler LHS. Tighten the serpentine belt by pushing the tensioner pulley to the left. Tighten down the tensioner pulley and the serpentine belt will be tight.
A serpentine belt has an idler pulley on is to keep it tight at all times. If your serpentine belt is loose, then something is worn out. Its possible the idler pulley is stuck in its bracket so it cannot move or the spring on it is worn out.
Most serpentine belt systems have a self adjusting tensioner.
How do you replace the serpentine belt in 1997 sunfire
Tension is accomplished with a belt tensioner, it is probably defective and needs replaced.