Air Conditioning Compressor / Generator Belt

AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR / GENERATOR BELT

REMOVAL
1. Raise vehicle on hoist.
2. Remove right front wheel and belt splash shield.
3. Loosen tensioner locking bolt and pivot bolt.
4. Rotate tensioner clockwise to allow enough slack to remove belt.

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. 8:

1. Install air conditioning compressor/generator belt on pulleys, tensioner in slack position, slip belt over idler last (Fig. 8).
2. Refer to ADJUSTMENTS for proper drive belt tension adjustment.
3. Install belt splash shield and right front wheel.
4. Lower vehicle.

ADJUSTMENTS

NOTE: A belt is considered used after 15 minutes of run time.

WARNING: Do not exert more than 190 Nm (140 ft. lbs.) of force on air conditioning compressor/generator belt tensioner bracket during tensioning procedure.

NOTE: Ensure lower tensioner bracket bolt is finger tight/seated to prevent bending.

NEW BELT

Fig. 9:

1. Engage a torque wrench, with a maximum 2 inch extension in the 1/2 inch square opening of the tensioner bracket (Fig. 9).
2. Apply 141 Nm (104 ft. lbs.) of torque, counterclockwise to the tensioner bracket while tightening the upper fastener. Torque fastener to 28 Nm (250 inch lbs.) (Fig. 9).
3. Remove torque wrench from tensioner bracket, and torque lower tensioner bracket fastener to 28 Nm (250 inch lbs.).
4. Verify proper belt tension.

USED BELT
1. Engage a torque wrench, with a maximum 2 inch extension in the 1/2 inch square opening of the tensioner bracket (Fig. 9).
2. Apply 96 Nm (71 ft. lbs.) of torque, counterclockwise to the tensioner bracket while tightening the upper fastener. Torque fastener to 28 Nm (250 inch lbs.) (Fig. 9).
3. Remove torque wrench from tensioner bracket, and torque lower tensioner bracket fastener to 28 Nm (250 inch lbs.).
4. Verify proper belt tension.