Air Conditioning Compressor / Generator Belt

AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR / GENERATOR BELT

REMOVAL
2.4L
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.

Fig. 5:

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. 5).
5. Remove belt.
6. Gently release tensioner.

CLEANING
Clean all foreign debris from belt pulley grooves. The belt pulleys must be free of oil, grease, and coolants before installing the drive belt.

INSPECTION
Belt replacement under any or all of the following conditions is required:
^ Excessive wear
^ Frayed cords
^ Severe glazing

Fig. 6:

Poly-V Belt system may develop minor cracks across the ribbed side (due to reverse bending). These minor cracks are considered normal and acceptable. Parallel cracks are not (Fig. 6).

NOTE: Do not use any type of belt dressing or restorer on Poly-V Belts.

INSTALLATION

NOTE: When installing drive belt onto pulleys, make sure that belt is properly routed and all V-grooves make proper contact with pulley.

Fig. 7:

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. 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.