Your serpentine cummerbund for the alternator is further called the V-belt.
A serpentine region is a unmarried girth used to handle multiple devices in an automotive engine such as the steering pump, an A/C compressor, a drool pump, an air pump and the alternator. The alternator in vehicles is used to charge the battery and to competence a vehicle's electric transaction when the engine is running. In succession to repair a girth for an alternator, you Testament devoir to fully alternate it. Replacing the cummerbund is dishy manageable as high as you ensue the girdle's diagram underneath the hood of your vehicle.
Instructions
1. Turn off your car. When you place the belt on the pulleys, remember, the smooth part of the belt goes onto the smooth part on the pulleys and the grooved part of the belt onto the grooved part of the pulleys.5. Work the belt, pushing it far down into the car, and look at your diagram to know which pulley to place the belt on first.
Jack up your vehicle if necessary. Set the emergency brake on and jack up one side of your vehicle. Lift the car high enough to place the jack stands on the beam underneath the vehicle and then lower the jacks down. Do this if you need to go underneath the car to access the tensioner to remove the belt. Inspect your vehicle to see if you can reach the tensioner and the belt without having to go underneath the vehicle. If you can, there is no need to raise the car.
3. Place a 3/8 inch ratchet on the tensioner and push the tensioner clockwise. Hold the tensioner in place to keep the tensioner loosened to remove the belt from around the alternator and pull the belt completely out.
4. Install the new belt on the alternator and the pulleys. To find out replace the belt, you can look for a sticker with the title "Vehicle Emission Control" it should have the belt routing diagram on it to show route the belt. Disconnect your negative battery cable using a socket wrench by removing the nut. The negative cable will be indicated by either a negative (-) sign or will be black in color. Remove the cable.2.
Follow your belt routing diagram to help you place the belt accordingly along the way. Check to see if the belt is routed correctly. Reconnect the battery cables. Start your engine and you're done.
