Drive Belt Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Oldsmobile Aurora and 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Route the accessory drive belt around the crankshaft (5), the air conditioning compressor (4), the idler (3), the generator (2), and the drive belt tensioner (6) pulleys.
- Insert a 1/2 inch drive ratchet into the drive belt tensioner (6).
- Rotate the tensioner clockwise.
- Route the remainder of the belt around the power steering pulley (1).
- Slowly rotate the drive belt tensioner counter clockwise until the drive belt is tight.
- Remove the 1/2 inch drive ratchet.
- Check the drive belt for proper seating in all pulleys.