Serpentine Belts

First raise vehicle be sure to use jack stands to support vehicle if a hoist isn't available!!Remove right front splash shield (passenger side). BEFORE you release tension on the belt by rotating the tensioner clockwise( look at the belt routing) Write it down.Example:Start at tensioner,belt goes over the top, then under the crank pulley,over top water pump,over the top of a/c compressor ,under the idler pulley,over alternator and then under the power steering pump and you have made the installation.

Ask the dealership or a car parts shop if they would fax the diagram to you - I could not find one on-line . A wrecking yard may have the same make where you can see the routing itself .

It's just like any other multiribbed belt. Replace it when it's dried out and is cracking. Otherwise there is no scheduled maintenance interval.

You dont need a diagram.. just trace the route with the eye.. Besides.. if your going to change the alternator belt.. you might as well change all 3 if its on the V6.. Oh.. and is a PIA job..

Tornadoes in the northern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise while those in the southern hemisphere rotate clockwise.

More information needed,there could be a power steering belt and a alternator belt .Both of these would need removing to get access to the cambelt,which takes a lot of space to describe.Suggest check similar queries and if no help,repost question with more info on what you wish to do.

Have your mechanic run the serpentine belt around the compressor. I had a bad compressor last year, and the mechanic just re-routed the belt until I could afford a new compressor-then he installed it and re-routed the belt again so it would run the compressor. Purchase a serpentine belt the same vehicle but without A/C. The shorter belt will drive all the other accessories and is routed the same as the belt used with A/C, except for the compressor.

If you are referring to a Serpentine belt, then you must pull back the idler tensioner to remove the belt. If you have a half inch breaker bar that works perfect with a 15 mm socket. Put the new belt on and the tensioner will apply proper tension. Check to see if the tensioner is good, and replace if necessary. If you are referring to a standard drive belt, then whatever it is driving, Alternator, P/S Pump, etc. you must loosen the bolts holding that item in place enough to allow you to move it far enough to get the belt off. Install the new belt and adjust tension properly.

Typically your car will run off the battery power from that point. You'll get multiple dash warning lights on, including your battery light. At this point you're running on just the battery power alone so you're lights will dim or go out.

Turn off all un-needed electrical things like the radio and get to a auto store for a new belt or a mechanic to have the belt replaced.

I just did it last night.

There are other symptoms and it depends on other factors like the strength of your battery.

As for what damage it will do, I am not sure.

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If the belt in question is the serpentine belt, as opposed to just the alternator belt, then all accessory devices will not be working. This includes power steering and, most importantly, the water pump. Running without the water pump can destroy the engine. Pull over and call a tow truck.

It depends on whether you have PAS and Air con.... as u look at the pulleys the tensioner will usually be top left pulley unless you have PAS and AC, then tensioner will be the one below the top left pulley.

# If its the same as a EF-EL motor then here is the diagram # Start with the belt around the outside of the * Alternator then on the outside of the * Powersteering then the outside of the * Idle pully then the outside of the * Air conditioner then on the outside of the * Crank shaft then around the crank shaft to the right side of the * Tensioner then around the tensioner to the top of the * water pump then from the water pump back to the bottom of the * Alternator power steering Alternator

Idle

Air Con

Crank shaft

Water pump

Tension # If its the same as a EF-EL motor then here is the diagram # Start with the belt around the outside of the * Alternator then on the outside of the * Powersteering then the outside of the * Idle pully then the outside of the * Air conditioner then on the outside of the * Crank shaft then around the crank shaft to the right side of the * Tensioner then around the tensioner to the top of the * water pump then from the water pump back to the bottom of the * Alternator power steering Alternator

Idle

Air Con

Crank shaft

Water pump

Tension

go to Dayco website. It has belt routing diagrams for most vehicles.

Chances are if the belt is routed around the pulleys correctly and there is still too much play, then you will need to replace the idler pulley aka tensioner pulley. First I would try replacing the belt to rule out that the slack is due to a stretching, but chances are if the idler pulley is proper it should still take the slack out.

A car engine has between 1 and 3 belts on average. Each is used to turn one or more accessories like alternators and water pumps.

had a freind his truck did the same thing and come to find out they gave him a wrong part. i cant remember if it was suppose to be a four groove and the gave him a five belt. or it was a tensioner he had to switch the pulley off the old to the new

Insert ratchet into top left corner of the idler pulley.This will release idler tension. hope this helps. Art If you mean a 3.8L, the only one that can be released is the one near the A/C compressor. The one on top is fixed in place. It is NOT easy to do on that car like the above answer, but it really isn't hard. just use a 11/16 wrench/socket on the bolt on the pulley and pull up . easy as pie...

You may be able to one through Dayco or gates at their site.

The powersteering pump is driven by the serpentine belt. There is only the one belt to drive everything

your local librarie should have a mechanics manuual that you can photo copy ! Good Luck !

If the system is bad just either do not turn it on, remove the fuse, or disconnect the power going to the clutch at the compressor. look on your hood cowling somewhere near the hood latch. a 1992 can use the same belt and there usually is a belt routing diagram in this area. just changed motor in my 1994 f-150 4.9 1 motor had air the other didnt and the fan pulleys were different sizes to accomidate the slack in the belt believe they were the same size

Sears Hardware sells a nice tool which you can use to rotate the belt tensioner. It is essentially a long socket wrench with several shallow adaptors. I presume you should be able to get something similar at any auto parts store. If you don't have a copy of the Haynes Repair Manual, I recommend getting it. It has a nice diagram of the belt layout.

Regarding the belt, when mine slipped off, I replaced the tensioner and belt, but it kept slipping off. I bought a Gates Serpentine Belt Drive Component Kit and it never happened again. Amazon sells it.

Changing the tensioner is tough. The nut holding it in can be reached from below.

tools...and ...everyone should have a manual for their vehicle, and the local library should have a professional shop manual available, to make copies of, in the Reference section...good luck:)

I once had this problem ask everybody, even dealerships . said they didn;t know or were to busy to give me the time of day ( that the problem with people nowa days. when I finally found my answer ,it was by error, and I felt dumber then my children act. here is what I found out when you buy a new belt ( I bought mine at autozone) look on the cover of that wraps the new belt, like I said I tried and tried for hours to get that belt right and something guided my to the cover and there they where all the diagrams for installing that belt on 4 different motors. my face was so red when the belt just slipped right on I felt like I needed to go back to 6 th grade shop all over again. hope this helps. and if it does don't feel stupid its a natural mistake anyone can make. if it doesn't e-mail me at cheveronjim@nvtel.net and I will e-mail you the diagram, ok.....