Removal Procedure
- Remove the air intake
duct, if necessary. Refer to
Air Cleaner Assembly Replacement
in Engine
Controls - 5.7 L.
- Install a breaker bar with hex-head socket to the drive belt tensioner
bolt.
- Rotate the drive belt tensioner clockwise in order to relieve
tension on the accessory drive belt.
- Remove the accessory drive belt from the pulleys and tensioner.
- Slowly release tension on the drive belt tensioner.
- Remove the breaker bar and socket from the drive belt tensioner
bolt.
- Clean and inspect the drive belt surfaces of all the pulleys.
Installation Procedure
- Route the accessory drive
belt around all the pulleys except the water pump pulley and tensioner.
- Install a breaker bar with hex-head socket to the drive belt tensioner
bolt.
- Rotate the drive belt tensioner clockwise in order to relieve
tension on the drive belt tensioner.
- Install the accessory drive belt under the water pump pulley.
- Install the accessory drive belt onto the drive belt tensioner.
- Slowly release the tension.
- Remove the breaker bar and socket from the drive belt tensioner
bolt.
- Install the air intake duct, if necessary. Refer to
Air Cleaner Assembly Replacement
in Engine Controls - 5.7 L.
- Inspect the accessory drive belt for correct alignment.