Air Conditioning Drive Belt: Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Pontiac Firebird and 2002 Chevrolet Camaro. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Install the A/C belt around the crankshaft balancer.
- Install a breaker bar with hex-head socket to the A/C belt tensioner bolt. Rotate the A/C belt tensioner clockwise in order to relieve on the tensioner.
- Install the A/C belt under the idler pulley. Install the A/C belt over the A/C compressor pulley.
- Slowly release the tension on the A/C belt tensioner. Remove the breaker bar and socket from the A/C belt tensioner bolt.
- Inspect the A/C belt for proper alignment. Install the accessory drive belt. See ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT .