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Installation Procedure

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  1. Install the drive belt.
    Fig 1: Installing Drive Belt
    G01763497Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  2. Inspect the drive belt and the drive belt system.
    NOTE: Make sure that the drive belt is aligned into the proper grooves of the accessory drive belt pulleys.
  3. Install the drive belt under the drive belt tensioner pulley by lifting or rotating the drive belt tensioner, using a 3/8-inch breaker bar (1).
    Fig 2: Retensioning Belt
    G01763498Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  4. Make sure that the drive belt is properly routed.
    Fig 3: Drive Belt Routing
    G01763499Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  5. Inspect the drive belt length scale on the drive belt tensioner for the proper installed length.