Re: Re: Serpentine belt replacement?

From: Chuck Robbins (intense99dak@home.com)
Date: Sat Mar 24 2001 - 13:20:59 EST

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You don't really loosen (take apart) the tensioner. Place a wrench on the
front nut and move the wrench in a clock-wise rotation. This pivots the
tensioner and arm to the right which loosens the belt enough to slide off.

--
Chuck Robbins
'99 Dakota Sport
www.intense99dak.com
> Thanks Alex,
>
> Just how do you loosen the tensioner, that one bolt on the front of the
> pulley?  I just don't want to start loosening that and have the spring
> "explode" on me.
>
> Thanks again
> Jay
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Ross <ajross50@mindspring.com>
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Date: Friday, March 23, 2001 6:20 PM
> Subject: DML: Re: Serpentine belt replacement?
>
>
> >Serpentine belt is very easy to replace. Just loosen up on the tensioner,
> >take old belt off, put new belt on. Took me about 15 minutes. One hint:
it
> >is nice to have an extra hand to help. Yours might be easier w/o a/c
> though.
> >
> >Alex
> >97 CC Sport V8 5spd
>
>

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