Sunday, November 21, 2010

How do you change a serpentine belt on a 1995 chevy cavalier w/air?

I have replaced the alternator and I have the belt in place but can seem to get the pullies loose enough to put the belt back on.How do you change a serpentine belt on a 1995 chevy cavalier w/air?
There should be a a %26quot;spring loaded%26quot; tension pulley on it somewhere. Follow the path of the belt until you find it. Once you locate it you should be able to put a socket or wrench on the pulley and pull it (not turn it) as you do you should see the tension on the belt release. Once it is loose enough slip the old belt off. The precess i the same to put it on except you need to have the new belt correctly around all the other pulleys and when you pull on the tension pulley it helps to have someone slip the belt on for you.

Note: It will take a lot more pull to get the new belt on then it did to get the old one off. The old bet has stretched so you don't have to pull as far.



Hope that helps...How do you change a serpentine belt on a 1995 chevy cavalier w/air?
There should be a tensioner somewhere.

You should be able to wedge a crowbar or ratchet in it and pull up on it to releive the tension.



Look for a piece on there that looks like it can swivel.



Good luck!How do you change a serpentine belt on a 1995 chevy cavalier w/air?
You have to retract, pull the tension back, on the idle tensioner pulley. Sometimes it takes alot of muscle.