For 1990-2009 cars only
Removal Procedure
- Install a 3/8 inch drive wrench on the drive belt tensioner arm and rotate the drive belt arm counterclockwise.
- Remove the drive belt.
- Slowly release the tension on the drive belt tensioner pulley.
Installation Procedure
- Route the drive belt over all the pulleys except the drive belt tensioner pulley.
- Observe the drive belt routing for vehicles without air conditioning.
- Observe belt routing for vehicles with air conditioning.
- Install a 3/8 inch drive wrench on the drive belt tensioner arm and rotate the drive belt arm counterclockwise.
- Install the drive belt over the drive belt tensioner pulley.
- Slowly release the tension on the drive belt tensioner.
- Inspect for the drive belt being properly installed on the pulleys.
- Avoid mis-positioning the drive belt by one or more grooves.
- Confirm the proper drive belt size and the correct drive belt routing by observing the location of the fix pointer and the index marks on the drive belt tensioner. With a new drive belt installed the fix pointer should align within the indentation on the drive belt tensioner.
- With a used drive belt installed the fix pointer should not align past the index mark.
