Drive Belt: Service and Repair

Fig. 16 Serpentine Drive Belt Routing:

SERPENTINE DRIVE BELT BELT ROUTING
Refer to Fig.16. for serpentine belt routing diagrams.

BELT REPLACEMENT
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. On models with mechanical cooling fan, proceed as follows:
a. Rotate mechanical cooling fan tensioner pulley clockwise using a suitable 13 mm wrench while sliding belt from tensioner pulley.
b. Remove fan belt from pulleys.
c. Remove radiator outlet nuts at air conditioning compressor.
3. On all models, rotate tensioner pulley clockwise using a suitable 9/16 offset wrench while sliding belt from tensioner, then remove serpentine drive belt.
4. Reverse procedure to install.