Monday, December 13, 2010

Belts

If your belts are cracking then they need to be replaced. This can be easily done but you need the right tools. You will need a set of fan removal tools, you can't use anything else but the wrenches made for this job. If you can acquire them you can do this job. Alright you will need the fan removal tools, a ratchet and 13mm socket, a pry tool, and the new belts. First take the two clips out from the fan shroud located on the top on either side. Next remove the fan with the fan tools, remember the fan is reverse thread so its not lefty loosey. Once the fan is off pull the fan and shroud up and out of the engine bay. Now you have more room to work and get to the belts. Use your 13mm and turn the nuts on the tensioners to give the belt slack. The nuts are located in black on the diagram. Once the belt is slack remove it from the pulleys. You have to remove the ac belt first and then the serpentine belt and replace vice versa. To replace them put the belt on all the pulleys but the idler pulley than move the tensioner with your ratchet and slide the belt on. For the ac belt put the belt on except the tensioner and then release the pressure and slide it on. Make sure you route the belts in the correct order. Then reassemble the fan and shroud, they go in and out as one so don't screw the fan on without the shroud in place. Remember the fan is reverse thread. Put the clips back in the shroud and you are done.

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