2007-02-02 08:47:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Jeep
Its not a normal tensioner pulley.
On the right side find the power steering pump. Right below the power steering pulley is another pulley.
That is the tensioner.
There is a bolt that comes out diagonally from the pulley and ends just left of the power steering pulley. You can look behind the pulley to see exactly where it goes.
Unscrew that bolt. Then reach down and unscrew the bolt that is in the center of the tensioner pulley (it doesnt have much space to fit anything, you will need to use a regular wrench). As you loosen it, the tension in the belt is going to be releaved, so dont be surprised when it moves.
After you do whatever you need the belt off for, you can tighten the belt by tightening the first bolt until the tension is right, then tighten the bolt on the pulley itself to keep it in place.
2007-02-02 09:54:48 · answer #1 · answered by Doggzilla 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2015-08-06 18:47:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what year the vehicle is. Older models had manual adjustment, newer models have an automatic tensioner. If the belt is noisy, you may need a belt or a tensioner...could also have an idler pully bearing noise.
2007-02-02 12:03:48 · answer #4 · answered by wright works 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is a spring loaded tensioner that keeps the belt tight. If the belt is properly installed, you will not need to tighten it. If you find the belt is too loose, either the tensioner is going bad (a rather common problem) or the belt is worn!!
2007-02-02 08:52:36 · answer #5 · answered by fire4511 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
If it seems like its slipping no matter if the belt is new or not its going to be your tensioner pulley assmbly. The spring in that unit is worn out. There is no additional adjustment on that type of system. You can get one of those at your local autoparts store. I hope this helps.
2007-02-02 08:54:13 · answer #6 · answered by vankstwer 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
if thats the 4 cyl, i got stung once on it. i followed the directions also. this is what i did.
i put tension on the longest span to flex it 1/2", then while holding it, plucked the second longest span. it should be a "B" as in a note! this will be slightly less tension than called for, but beats replacing expensive parts that get trashed because the belt tension destroyed the bearings.
2007-02-02 09:28:16 · answer #7 · answered by l8ntpianist 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
You don't.. It has a tensioner. You will have to replace that part Any good parts store will have one. Or it could be that your belt is stretched out. The tensioner is the pulley that has nothing else attached to it.
2007-02-02 08:56:14 · answer #8 · answered by Boston Mark 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋