On a 1996 Mazda b2300 2.3 Ltr do I need to take off fan and radiator shroud to get to tension pulley you are trying to replace serpentine belt you are not able to get leverage to get 38 rachet to wrk?

replace tension put it on

because it's slipping. tension or replace.

First you need a breaker bar and 19mm socket to fit the "tension bolt". Turn tension bolt clockwise to release tension in order to remove the serpentine belt.

you don't tighten a serpentine belt the tension is supplied by a tension pulley if belt is loose, it is time to replace belt or tension pully if tension pully needs repplacing belt will be worn anyway

with a 9/16 socket and ratchet

What about this tensioner? How do you remove it, or how do you releave the tension so you can replace the belt?

you do not adjust tension on a serpentine belt the tension is automatcally adjusted if the belt is loose, replace the belt SOME TIMES THE TENSIONER CAN BE WEEK ALSO.

Loosen bolt in tension pulley, then loosen tension bolt. Replace belt. Tighten tension bolt. Last, tighten bolt through pulley.

The tension on a serpentine belt is automatically set by the Idler Tension Pulley. If you find it is not correctly setting the tension, the the spring may be broken.

LOOK! It is right there applying tension to the belt. If you can't find it, then you have no business attempting to replace it.

Regardless of what type of vehicle you have, it is extremely difficult to replace a serpentine belt w/o a serpentine un-tension-er tool. This is a thin, long handle with a socket on the end that sticks out at 90 degrees of the handle. The socket slips onto the bolt-head of the tension-er pulley. Once the serpentine belt is threaded around all the other pulleys you put the un-tension-er tool on the tension-er pulley bolt and pull (or push) to achieve slack in the serpentine belt and slip it on the tension-er pulley.

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.

how do i find the auto tension release for the serpentine belt on a 2004solara

Disconnect the battery. remove the serpentine belt. Unbolt the pulley.

Should have an automatic belt tensioner - if tension not correct replace tensioner

you cant, it has an automatic belt tensioner.. you would have to replace the belt if it has stretched

For most cars and trucks there is a diagram showing the pattern the belt should take for each pulley. This is usually located under the hood on the radiator support. The vehicles I've had experience with have an idler pulley which supplies tension on the serpentine belt. This pulley is spring loaded, by using the correct size wrench, pull up on the pulley, relieving the tension on the belt and sliding the belt off or on.

The zd30 has a hydraulic tensioner using an idler pulley to automatically tension the serpentine belt.

I have the same car and I let Jiffy lube do it. It only costs about $15 to learn that they had to use a little effort and it took two people with 4 hands. 2 to hold, 2 to change. You have to move it in reverse of the tension. There should be a bolt on the tension pulley. You would move it in the opposite direction of the tension. Watch were you use for leverage!

The 93 Acclaim has a serpentine belt. The tensioner below the alternator is what keeps the tension. If you have not tension I would replace the belt first and then check the tensioner.

Locate the idler pulley and release the tension. Remove old belt and replace it with the new one (there should be a sticker on the underside of the hood or on the radiator housing showing the path for the belt) and re-tighten the idler pulley.

Use a 15 mm socket to loosen the tension pulley... take the old belt off and replace with new belt.. then gentle pry up on the tension pulley and lock bolt back down..

Automatic tensioner- no adjustment required, or provided. If the tensioner is out of limits, replace the tensioner.

The tensioner does not need removing. It just needs to be swung out (clockwise) of the way to reduce the tension on the belt so the belt can slip over the pulleys. The tensioner has a slot, towards its end, for a 3/8 drive in it. Place the drive into that slot and you get the leverage to overcome the tension in the spring.

Regardless of what type your vehicle is, it is extremely difficult to replace a serpentine belt w/o a serpentine untensioner tool. This is a thin, long handle with a socket on the end that sticks out at 90 degrees of the handle. The socket slips onto the bolt-head of the tension-er pulley. Once the serpentine belt is threaded around all the other pulleys you put the untensioner tool on the tension-er pulley bolt and pull (or push) to achieve slack in the serpentine belt and slip it on the tension-er pulley.