Lifeline Belt

Your cars serpentine belt is the lifeline of your engine. If that belt gets damaged and fall of your engine will stop running automatically. So everyonce and awhile you should inspect the belt for cracks or frayed edges. To change one of these belts it actuall fairly simple, first you need to get the proper belt form your local auto parts store. The only tool you need is a ratchet, first thing you do is look at which way the belt goes on the pulleys before taking the old one off. Next you need to locate the belt tensioner( it is a pulley with an arm attached to it) and insert your ratchet. Push the ratchet clockwise to releave the tension on the belt and at the same time you need to un loop the belt from a pulley. Since there is no tension on the belt anymore you just have to remove the old one. To replace the new belt you need to place it back in on the same pulleys as the new one and leave it off of the top pulley. Then open the tensioner with your rachet and squeeze the belt over the last pulley and relase the tensioner. Check to make sure the belt is flush against all of the pulleys and you are finished.

Serpentine Belt Change Slideshow