Matangz

Hello. I was wondering exactly what I need to do to take off my AC, belt and everything.

HOw do you replace a serpentine belt on these cars? Do I need to take off the other belts to replace the serpentine belt? Should I replace all the belts all at once? If so, how do I replace the air pump belt and Air conditioning compressor belt? Do I usually have to use a lot of force to move the pulleys down? Thanks for your help!

sharingan 19

iTrader: (16)

You have to remove the clutch fan to get at any of the belts. There's 4 10mm bolts on the back that must be removed to do that. Then there are screw-type belt tensioners on the brackets for the ac/ps belts.

Acesanugal

iTrader: (5)

COMPLETELY unnecessary! You can work the belts around the fan just fine.

Matangz

Thats what I thought. So how do I do it? haha My serpentine belt tore apart on me, so it wasn't a problem to take off. I just don't know how to untighten the air conditioning belt and power steering belt.

I'm thinking I should replace all belts since, I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to take them off in order to get to install the serpentine belt.

Acesanugal

iTrader: (5)

Serpentine belts are not what you've got. The FC has accessory belts... Serpentine belts are those one-piece-I-drive-everything-at-once-belts.

The A/C And P/S are easy. Loosen the bolt on the tensioner pulleys only SLIGHTLY and then adjust the long *** bolt that the pulley slides on accordingly.

Matangz

Ahh..Ok. sounds good. I think I know what you're talking about now. I took off the bolt on the tensioner because I wasn't sure which bolt to mess with. Thanks.

Does removing the AC really add Horsepower? I never us AC so I was wondering if it was an easy process to remove.

NZConvertible

No. How would it? It only uses power when you switch it on.