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Begin by loosening the tensioner pulley on your 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass. Put your serpentine belt around the pulleys. Tighten the serpentine belt with the tensioner pulley.
you dont,the tensioner tightens the belt up.if belt sqeals get new belt or tensioner! on 3.1v6,
What about this tensioner? How do you remove it, or how do you releave the tension so you can replace the belt?
The belt tensioner is probably bad.
You have to unscrew the motor mount srews.
Begin by loosening the tensioner pulley on your 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The alternator belt will become loose and can be removed. Put the new alternator belt on and tighten the tensioner pulley.
The belt tensioner is located at the bottom of the power steering pump looking at it from the front the tensioner is on the bottom left. you could always loosen the alternator up a little. My 1997 with a 4.0 does not have a tensioner pulley, and I believe the 99s are the same. the alternator is the tensioner. Remove one of the bolts and it will swivel in and you can get the belt off
Note:The drivebelt routing decal on the radiator shroud to help during drivebelt install * To replace the belt rotate the tensioner pulley clockwise to release belt tension * Remove the belt from the auxiliary components and slowly release the tensioner * Route the new belt over the various pulleys again rotating the tensioner to allow the belt to be installed then release the belt tensioner
you might want to try and change belt pully tensioner
You need an 8mm hex socket and a 12mm socket. Remove the belt 14mm socket on the tensioner...Then remove the 8mm and 12 mmm bolts and it comes off
????? The belt only drives the AC so all you have is the tensioner, AC and main pully!
You have to remove the engine mount on the left side of the motor, loosen the tensioner with a 3/8 ratchet, and slip the belt out