Thanks very much for the info. I suspected this was the case but needed to
verify before I broke something and it cost me the belt and then
some. Thanks you all for your help, I'm off to get the belt.
At 09:01 AM 4/23/01 -0400, you wrote:
>No need to loosen. Just get a socket on that nut with a large breaker
>bar or similar and push the tensioner towards the center of the truck.
>If you can get someone to help you in the last step of putting the belt
>on it's a lot easier. Route it over all the other pulleys, then move
>the tensioner and have that person slip it over.
>
>Leonard Price wrote:
> >
> > I have a 98 DAK CC 5.2L with AC and the belt is squealing like crazy. I
> > would like to Purchase a new belt and change it myself, but the truck is
> > still rather new to me and I needed some info before proceeding
> > I looked under the hood and there is a belt assy drawing and it indicates
> > that the tensioner has to move to the right to get the belt off. The pulley
> > on the tensioner had a large bolt and I assume that it has to be loosened.
> > Now normally a bolt is turned counter clockwise to loosen and clockwise to
> > tighten, my question is,can I follow this rule in this case and if I meet
> > with resistance do I add more pressure. Or if there is some other process
> > could you please indicate the steps. Please keep in mind that due to my
> > inexperience I need detailed steps to make up for my lack of confidence in
> > the procedure. Sorry for the long winded post but all help would
> > appreciated .
> >
> > Leonard A. Price
> > lprice@consultronics.com
> > ICQ # 144893
>
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Leonard A. Price
lprice@consultronics.com
ICQ # 144893
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