Removal Procedure
- Remove the accessory drive
belt. Refer to
Drive Belt Replacement - Accessory
.
- Install a breaker bar with hex-head socket to the air conditioning
(A/C) drive belt tensioner bolt.
- Rotate the A/C drive belt tensioner clockwise in order to relieve
tension on the drive belt.
- Remove the A/C drive belt from the pulleys.
- Slowly release tension on the A/C drive belt tensioner.
- Remove the breaker bar and socket from the A/C drive belt tensioner
bolt.
- Clean and inspect the drive belt surfaces of the pulleys.
Installation Procedure
- Install the A/C drive
belt around the crankshaft balancer.
- Install a breaker bar with hex-head socket to the A/C drive belt
tensioner bolt.
- Rotate the A/C drive belt tensioner clockwise in order to relieve
tension on drive belt tensioner.
- Install the A/C drive belt under the idler pulley.
- Install the A/C drive belt over the A/C compressor pulley.
- Slowly release tension on the A/C belt tensioner.
- Remove the breaker bar and socket from the A/C drive belt tensioner
bolt.
- Inspect the A/C drive belt for correct alignment.
- Install the accessory drive belt. Refer to
Drive Belt Replacement - Accessory
.