Drive Belt: Service and Repair
REMOVAL- 2.0L/2.4LAIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR/GENERATOR BELT
1. Raise vehicle on hoist.
2. Remove right front wheel and belt splash shield.
3. Insert a 3/8" drive breaker bar into the square opening of the belt tensioner pivot bracket.
CAUTION: Avoid excessive force to over compress belt tensioner. This may result in damage to the belt tensioner.
4. Gently apply a force to rotate belt tensioner clockwise until the belt tensioner bottoms out and the belt can be removed from pulleys (Fig. 4) or (Fig. 5).
5. Remove belt.
6. Gently release tensioner.
POWER STEERING PUMP BELT
1. Raise vehicle on hoist.
2. Remove right front wheel and belt splash shield.
3. Remove air conditioning compressor/generator belt.
4. Loosen pivot bolt and locking bolt/nut.
5. Release tension on belt by moving pump assembly inward towards engine.
6. Remove belt.
INSTALLATION - 2.0L/2.4L
NOTE: When installing drive belt onto pulleys, make sure that belt is properly routed and all V-grooves make proper contact with pulley.
AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR/GENERATOR BELT
1. Install belt over all pulleys except for the air conditioning compressor pulley (Fig. 7).
2. Insert a 3/8" drive breaker bar into the square opening of the belt tensioner pivot bracket.
CAUTION: Avoid excessive force to over compress belt tensioner. This may result in damage to the belt tensioner.
3. Gently apply a force to rotate belt tensioner clockwise until the belt tensioner bottoms out and the belt can be installed onto air conditioning compressor pulley (Fig. 4) or (Fig. 5).
4. Install belt over air conditioning compressor pulley.
5. Release spring tension onto belt.
6. Remove breaker bar from belt tensioner pivot bracket.
7. Install belt splash shield and right front wheel.
8. Lower vehicle.
POWER STEERING PUMP BELT
1. Install power steering pump belt on pulleys (Fig. 7).
2. Insert a 1/2" drive breaker bar into the square opening on the power steering pump bracket.
3. Hold clockwise pressure on power steering pump bracket and tighten adjusting bolt/nut.
4. Tighten pivot bolt.
5. Install air conditioning compressor/generator belt.
6. Install belt splash shield and right front wheel.
7. Lower vehicle.