Thread: Fan Belt issue
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Old 11-17-2005, 01:08 AM
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Buy new belts (there are two of them) I think they are less than $12 apiece. Loosen the alternator, Power steering pump(its belt is in front of the fan/water pump belts), remove the fan, slide them into place, and reverse the process. $158 is waay too much, it'd probably only be a half hour to an hour job.


Steps:

1. Loosen 4 bolts holding fan onto Water Pump, remove fan.

2. Loosen bolts on alternator bracket, loosen tensioner, move alternator so the belts become slack.

3. Loosen bolts on Power Steering Pump, adjust its tensioner so the belt is loose, slide that belt off, install new fan/waterpump/alternator belts.

4. Reapply P/S pump belt, readjust/tighten everything so the slack is gone.

5. Reattach fan.

Done!
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