2006-08-08 14:20:34 · 6 answers · asked by drlfouse 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
you do not have a tensioner pully on your vehicle the first answer is correct with the power steering. i copied an answer that got best answer for the same kind of car.
not that easy there is no tensioner on a 4.0 liter. First you need a 15mm socket. There is a idler pully on the drivers side of engine in front of teh power steering pump. Loosen the bolt in the center of the pully. Do not take all the way out just loosen a few turns. Then once you have the idler loose you need a 13mm socket and extension. Look down on the back side of the idler kind of on top. THere is a bolt that is about 4 inches long that goes down through the back of the pully. Loosen that bolt and the idler pully will slide down taking tensioin off the belt. Do this until you fel the belt is loose enough to remove. Once you have the belt off put new belt back on follow the diagram on the sticker under the hood. Follow the steps in reverse order to tighten. First tighten the bolt until the belt can be twisted about 1/4 to 1/2 side to side. once the belt is tight enough go ahead and tighten the nut on the idler pully and your done. Before you start it is helpfull to look at the bolt on the back and look where the threads are this helps you to get correct tension. also make sure you have the sticker for the diagram under the hood before you start. If you sont make sure you draw the belt or get one. It can be a pain to put back if you have no diagram. Well sorry so long but wanted to be specific. Good luck.
2006-08-08 16:02:14 · answer #1 · answered by rwings8215 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a 15mm socket on a long handled ratchet.
Center left of the engine is the tensioner pulley.
Place the ratchet on the bolt going thru the pulley, and turn it counter clockwise to "pull" the tesion out of the pulley.
Slide the belt off one of the other pulleys.
Be careful releasing the tension, as the pulley will focefully move farther than it was originaly.
2006-08-08 21:28:22 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most tensioners take a 3/8 ratchet or a extension if needed to relieve tension /fits into tension assembly!
2006-08-08 21:27:46 · answer #3 · answered by wes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loosen the power steering pump bolts
2006-08-08 21:26:37 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should have a adjuster or a tensioned pulley look at you belt routing diagram
2006-08-08 21:31:16 · answer #5 · answered by k_jeffrey@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just buy a Chilton's or a Haynes repair manual .... if you have to ask buy the manual. ....
2006-08-08 22:01:56 · answer #6 · answered by grande alacrán 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋