holden commdore 96 series 2 acclaim - fanbelt badly worn, making bad squealing nosie , and such. bought the fan belt, can i replace it myself, or do i need certain tools, etc
thanks for ur time
2006-10-21 11:32:15 · 8 answers · asked by oz_gurl2005 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The 96 I think is a VS commodore, they have a drive belt that links all area harmonic balancer, power steer, aircond, altenator and you could try but I am not sure if this needs to be tensioned to a certain torque. The fan on the radiator should have an electronic fan mounted.
2006-10-21 11:39:54 · answer #1 · answered by butterfly*effect 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if your asking about tools then you better pay close attention taking it apart to put on the new belt. There should be a diagram under the hood that shows how the belt goes and what pulleys it goes around and which way they go. I have seen mechanics get mad before so just take your time. There is a wrench you need for belt tensioners to pull the spring loaded Idler arm back on most cars. You can fight with it and use bars and other tools but the wrench works best. when you first get the old belt off make sure and match it up with the new one and check to see if its the same lenght too. If they give you the wrong one you;ll be trying to figure out whats wrong all day. just hold it side by side and make sure its the same length. Just take your time its not a 2 minute job. The noise could also be a water pump or alternater or the pulley for the a/c so find out first if thats it anyhow. shops will tell ya whats wrong they want your business they will look for free . most places anyway. Even auto parts stores will too.
2006-10-21 20:09:09 · answer #2 · answered by mike L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about your car but generally fan belts are easy to change. There is usually an "idler pulley", one that keeps the tension on the belt. Just loosen this pulley, either with a wrench, or pull it back by hand, then remove the old belt. Note how it is routed so you can put the new one on correctly.
2006-10-21 18:38:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chances are that although a badly-worn belt needs changing, the bearing in the idler pulley itself is probably squealing.
The bearing is always a ball-bearing. They are cheap and can usually be changed by maintenance shops w/o getting the whole pulley from the dealership.
2006-10-21 19:04:02 · answer #4 · answered by Ren Hoek 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Replacing fan belts are normally pretty easy. Best to get a Chiltons or Hayes manual first though. They walk you through the job step by step. As a rule of thumb, I always buy one everytime I purchase a new car. They're lifesavers on auto repairs and save you quite a bit of cash and heartache. You can buy them from most car parts dealers, and even borrow them from your local library.
2006-10-21 19:54:06 · answer #5 · answered by dragonracer76 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a case like this, the usual answer is that if you have to ask, you probably don't have the skills to do the job. If you can find a friend who acn do it, they can help you so you can learn. On most cars it is not a hard job, but you do need to know what you are doing.
2006-10-21 18:37:43 · answer #6 · answered by quagi m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can, you need only common tools.
2006-10-21 18:41:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure :)
2006-10-21 18:35:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋