View Full Version : Newbie needs a new serpentine belt!
Spyware
04-23-2008, 10:52 AM
Well, I have a diagram of the serpentine belt and where it goes, the only thing I'm having a problem with now is how the hell I'm supposed to get into that tight little space to do it! My arms are like twigs but there's still no way in hell I'd ever be able to reach down in there to get the tensioner loose and remove the belt. Anyone have a small writeup or tutorial on it?
If you take off the splash guard below the belt, you can approach it with a socket + extension from underneath ( down by the A/C pulley). You can then turn it clockwise and slip the belt off.
Canuck
04-23-2008, 02:07 PM
^^ Yep. Take off the splash guard in the wheel well and go at it from underneath.
Spyware
04-23-2008, 02:31 PM
Yeah. Found this out from the chat box. Thanks for the help. I need to start looking at things differently. Too used to working on computers. There's many more ways to work on cars than just the straight-forward approach. =P
mechtech
04-24-2008, 12:31 AM
A short 13mm socket on a swivel head ratchet works great.
Also, just because you swing that pulley out of the way doesn't mean that is the last pulley to remove/replace the new belt.
Put it on the crank pulley last when you relieve the tension.
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