It can cost between $14 and $30 to replace a serpentine belt on a car. The price can raise to $40 or $60 if a person has it done at a car shop.
replace tension put it on
I had a 1995 buick lesabre and the A/C compressor went out in the winter time. I waited until spring to replace the compressor. In the mean time, I used a Dayco 72.10 inch belt and bypassed the A/C compressor and it runs fine.
Old age Frozen or misaligned pulley
no its driven by the serpentine belt
There is a special tool I saw in a pawn shop that is just for that.
There is no tension adjustment. Tension is automatically adjusted by the idler pulley.
One of the engine mounts has to be removed to get the belt off. One of the engine mounts has to be removed to get the belt off.
Serepentine bels do not have tension adjustments, there is a tension pully That is preloaded with a coil spring in it. If the belt is loose, the pully spring may have lost it tension. Replace the pully assembley.
If it is the same 3800 engine as the 1993 Lesabre--very simple. Alternator is right on top of the engine. Loosen the serpentine belt ( tensioner) - remove the mounting bolts that hold the alternator on the bracket- remove the wire connections.
get someone that knows what they are doing, to replace it the 2 long front engine mount bolts need to be removed to replace serpentine belt
Passengers side of the engine. It is the component with the little black fan. You need to take off the serpentine belt, then take out the wire to the alternator. then you need to unbolt it, and then replace it with the new one, plug it back in, and put the serpentine belt back on. Not very difficult.
with a 9/16 socket and ratchet