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Your car most probably has an automatic belt tensioner that keeps the belt tight and in proper spec. If the belt has too much play in it, the belt tensioner will need to be replaced.
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How do you install a Serpentine belt on a 2001 Chrysler LHS?
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.
How do you tighten serpentine belt on 2005 Chrysler 300 2.7 liter v6?
You can tighten the serpentine belt on your 2005 Chrysler 300 by tightening the tensioner pulley. Push the tensioner pulley to the right until the serpentine belt is tight.
How do you tighten serpentine belt on 1997 Mercury Villager?
There is a spring loaded tensioner that is supposed to keep the serpentine tight. If it is loose, it needs to be replaced.
How do you tighten the serpentine pulley on the alternator?
You don't. The tension on the belt is held tight by a spring loaded tensioner idler.
How do you tighten a belt on dodge 2006 5.7L hemi?
replace the spring loaded belt tensioner as it's the only thing that will keep the serpentine belt tight.
How do you tighten the serpentine belt on a 1997 jeep?
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.
How do you tighten a serpentine belt on a 1996 Oldsmobile ciera?
How do you tighten the serpentine belt on an oldsmobile ciera
Can you tighten a 1995 Chevy silverado 1500 serpentine belt?
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How do you tighten the tension on the serpentine belt on a 2004 Nissan Frontier 2.4L V4?
if belt needs tightening, u need a new belt serpentine belts use a tension pulley that automatically keeps belt tight until belt is worn out or stretched.
How do tighten serpentine belt 97 Saturn SC2?
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How do you reinstall a belt tensioner for a 87 Ford Taurus?
To re-install a belt tensioner for a 1987 Ford Taurus, tighten the bolt when the tensioner pulley is holding the serpentine belt tight. The belt tensioner sits in a slot and can be adjusted to hold the belt tight.
What is the serpentine Belt Tension how do you tighten it?
Most serpentine belt systems have a self adjusting tensioner.
