Then pull the breaker bar, or what you have inserted into the pulley, TOWARDS you to loosen the tension and then remove the serpentine belt. There should be a diagram up inside the hood to show you the way you're supposed to put a new one back on.
Go to www.zx2racing.com, there will be detailed instructions. On the left hand collum, click Pully Diagram.
When looking form the passenger side of the car the tension pulley is on the right hand side. It is the one located in the middle of the "column" (second one down slightly indented to the left)
loosen the bolt on the tension pulley. then insert a 3/8 ratchet in the square hole on the pulley that will loosen the belt
I found the instructions in a Chiltons #26242 book on Ford Escort/Tracer. I found it easier to remove the alternator as there is a idler pulley hidden beneath it that is a real bugger to get the belt around. Once I solved this problem everything else was easy. The tension pulley that Ford installed really helped as you don't have to adjust the belt.
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Yes.
If they are of the same model.
The tension pulley is centerline with the engine and at the very top of the belt routing.
No. The 99 Escort takes a 97 to 02 transmission.
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