How do you reinstall a serpentine belt on a pulley?
How do you reinstall a serpentine belt on a pulley?
Belt Installation Reverse the procedure to reinstall the serpentine belt on the pulley system auto tensioner. Be careful to get the belt on the the other pulleys and aligned properly on all parts of the complicated routing, then apply the tool to allow the belt to be slipped onto the tensioner pulley.
What does the auto tensioner on a serpentine belt do?
The auto tensioner and its pulley is a spring-loaded device that keeps the serpentine belt tight. Its pulley is usually smooth while the other pulleys are grooved.
How do you remove a serpentine belt from an arrow?
4. Remove the serpentine belt by placing the 16 mm box wrench onto the “nut” on the tensioner and pushing back towards the firewall (the direction of the arrow) to relieve the tension and slip the belt off the pulleys. I used a second wrench on the end of the first for extra leverage and to reduce the chance of pinching myself.
When to replace ALH serpentine belt tensioner and idler?
There was a noticeable rough sound from the passenger side of the engine compartment after my car met a large pothole. Taking off the timing belt and spinning the various pulleys, the idler pulley had a noticeable grittiness that didn’t belong there. I though I’d replace the tensioner too at 127K miles while I was there.
Belt Installation Reverse the procedure to reinstall the serpentine belt on the pulley system auto tensioner. Be careful to get the belt on the the other pulleys and aligned properly on all parts of the complicated routing, then apply the tool to allow the belt to be slipped onto the tensioner pulley.
The auto tensioner and its pulley is a spring-loaded device that keeps the serpentine belt tight. Its pulley is usually smooth while the other pulleys are grooved.
4. Remove the serpentine belt by placing the 16 mm box wrench onto the “nut” on the tensioner and pushing back towards the firewall (the direction of the arrow) to relieve the tension and slip the belt off the pulleys. I used a second wrench on the end of the first for extra leverage and to reduce the chance of pinching myself.
There was a noticeable rough sound from the passenger side of the engine compartment after my car met a large pothole. Taking off the timing belt and spinning the various pulleys, the idler pulley had a noticeable grittiness that didn’t belong there. I though I’d replace the tensioner too at 127K miles while I was there.
Can you rent a serpentine belt removal tool?
Most auto supply stores will “rent to own” serpentine belt removal tool (the long, flat, thin breaker bar) to you at no cost, when you buy but then return it for a refund within the specified time (48 hours at some stores or a longer time at others).
What’s the hole in an auto tensioner pulley?
That hole is for a 3/8-inch ratchet nub, the part that holds the socket. Place the nub of the ratchet wrench into the square hole of the tensioner pulley and rotate the wrench. Try both directions, which will require you to flip the selector on the wrench to the opposite direction (so you can loosen or tighten).
