Changing the Serpintine Belt? (AAZ)

[James8485]

ok so my alternator finaly took a *** and i replaced the 70amp one with a 120amp one from a VR6 Corrado, everything fits, the only diff. is the pully is 6 grove and mine is 5, anyways theres an extra grove so i got everything going and woked perfect (looked straight after a few beers!!)

anywyas to make a long story short since it was just alittle off it cut my belt, like 1 grove is gone know, so now i have a 4 grove belt!!!! works fine but am replacing it this weekend i just have to swap pullies so everything aligns.

how do i change the belt? do i have to take the little pullie off at the bottom that has another belt on it>
i just need some insight on how to do it! i can get the belt for 25.00 so i dont wanna pay someone 100.00 to get it all done!

if anyone can tell me what to do i would appriciate it!!

thanks

[allsierra123]

swap your pullies so you have the same amount of grooves. And you have to take the v belt off first then put a wrench on the idler pulley nut and push it back to take the tension off the serp belt. Thats all there is to it.

[James8485]

is there a tensioner on the v-belt? how does the v-belt come off?

i have not looked too too close at it so the above may sound dumb

i know how to get the serpintine off well not off but off the pullies so its just hangin.

is the v-belt easy to come off?

again sorry for the dumb q's

[James8485]

sorry for double post


can you do this all from the top? my car sits very low and cant get an arm under there and i hate having to jack up each side to do something as simple as an oil change!!

[allsierra123]

Power steering pump slides. There is a bolt that loosens on the back of it it should slide over enough to get the V belt off.